A Secret Country

John Pilger (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

390 Seiten

1990 | New edition
Vintage (Verlag)
978-0-09-981590-7 (ISBN)

Infos

A study which takes the reader beyond the euphemistic and romantic popular misconceptions to reveal the often invisible past and the present subterfuge of Australia. It portrays a country of stark contrasts, of visionaries and criminals whose secrets are exposed.

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Expatriate journalist and film-maker John Pilger writers about his homeland with life-long affection and a passionately critical eye. In this fully updated edition of A Secret Country, he pays tribute to a little known Australia and tells a story of high political drama.

Autor

John Pilger was born and educated in Sydney, Australia. He has been a war correspondent, film-maker and playwright. Based in London, he has written from many countries and has twice won British journalism's highest award, that of Journalist of the Year, for his work in Vietnam and Cambodia. He has been International Reporter of the Year, and winner of the United Nations Association Media Peace Prize. His documentary films have won Academy Awards in the United States and Britain.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.9.1990
• Zusatzinfo: illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 198 mm
• Gewicht: 347 g
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Australien / Neuseeland / Ozeanien
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 0-09-981590-7 / 0099815907
• ISBN-13: 978-0-09-981590-7 / 9780099815907
• Zustand: Neuware