John Pilger is one of the world's renowned investigative journalists and documentary filmmakers. In this classic book, with an updated introduction, he reveals the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism. Beginning with Indonesia, he shows how General Suharto's bloody seizure of power in the 1960s was part of a western design to impose a 'global economy' on Asia. A million Indonesians died as the price for being the World Bank's 'model pupil'. In a shocking chapter on Iraq, he delineates the true nature of the West's war against the people of that country. And he dissects, piece by piece, the propaganda of the 'war on terror' to expose its Orwellian truth. Finally, he looks behind the picture-postcard image of his homeland, Australia, to illuminate an enduring legacy of imperialism: the subjugation of the First Australians.

Pilger tackles the injustices and double standards inherent in the politics of globalization and exposes the terrible truth behind the power and wealth of states and corporations

About the Author
John Pilger, an Australian, has twice won British journalism's highest award, that of Journalist of the Year, for his work all over the world, especially as a war correspondent. For his documentary filmmaking, he has won France's Reporter sans Frontieres, an American television Academy Award, an "Emmy," and the Richard Dimbleby Award, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, for a lifetime's factual broadcasting. He lives in London.

Reviews
John Pilger's work has been a beacon of light in often dark times. The realities he has brought to light have been a revelation, over and over again, and his courage and insight a constant inspiration. -- Noam Chomsky
What makes John Pilger a truly great journalist is his conscience and bravery. -- Martha Gellhorn
John Pilger is fearless. He unearths, with steely attention to facts, the filthy truth, and tells it as it is. I salute him -- Harold Pinter
Pilger [has a] gift for finding the image, the instant, that reveals all. He is a photographer using words instead of a camera -- Salman Rushdie
A first-rate dissident journalist -- Robert Hughes



Book Information
ISBN 9781859844120
Author John Pilger
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 304g
Dimensions(mm) 191mm * 135mm * 18mm