War Games: The Story of Aid and War in Modern Times (Paperback)
Linda Polman (author)Published: 03/03/2011
From Rwanda to Afghanistan, from Sudan to Iraq, this devastating expose shows how the humanitarian aid industry, the media and warmongers are locked in a cycle of mutual dependency on battlefields around the world.
'Polman shines a light on the multibillion dollar juggernaut that is today's humanitarian aid network. A disturbing account that raises profound questions' Financial Times
'One of the finest reporting journalists of the modern age - Polman is gutsy, intellectually penetrating and far from naive' Evening Standard
'Cool, brusque, fearless. A marvellous account' Guardian
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780670919772
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 159 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Marvellous... cool, brusque, fearless and disillusioned...carries echoes of the African writings of Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene - Guardian
Linda Polman is one of the finest reporting journalists of the modern age - she is gutsy, intellectually penetrating and far from naïve - Evening Standard
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