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Distant Voices
Pilger, John
Publisher: VintageYear Published: 1994 Pages: 437pp ISBN: 099387212 Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX24919 A collection of essays covering various global issues at the time of publication, including the Gulf War, the National Health Service, Australia, Cambodia, and Russia, with a special emphasis on the author's reporting on East Timor and the Indonesian genocidal policies. Abstract: Published to coincide with John Pilger's television documentary "Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy," the centerpiece of Distant Voices is East Timor, which Pilger entered secretly in 1993 to expose the death of a third of the population as a result of Indonesia's genocidal policies. "Distant Voices" also addresses the "quiet" death of the Labour Party and the myth-making of the Gulf War as well as a tribute to Noam Chomsky. Breaking through the consensual silence, Pilger pays tribute to those dissenting voices we are seldom permitted to hear. Subject Headings |