{"product_id":"world-as-it-is-paperback","title":"World As It Is - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on two decades of experience as a war correspondent and based on his numerous columns for Truthdig, Chris Hedges presents \u003ci\u003eThe World As It Is\u003c\/i\u003e, a panorama of the American empire at home and abroad, from the coarsening effect of America's War on Terror to the front lines in the Middle East and South Asia and the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Underlying his reportage is a constant struggle with the nature of war and its impact on human civilization. \"War is always about betrayal,\" Hedges notes. \"It is about betrayal of the young by the old, of cynics by idealists, and of soldiers and Marines by politicians. Society's institutions, including our religious institutions, which mold us into compliant citizens, are unmasked.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He spent nearly two decades as a correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans, with fifteen years at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of numerous bestselling books, including \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Illusion; Death of the Liberal Class; War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDays of Destruction, Days of Revolt\u003c\/i\u003e, which he co-wrote with Joe Sacco. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine \u003ci\u003eTruthdig\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637462561075,"sku":"9781568587288","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/LLMSavO7VT9781568587288.webp?v=1762289564","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/world-as-it-is-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}