From one of the finest journalists of our time comes a definitive; boots-on-the-ground dispatch from the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine. Ever since Ukraine’s violent 2014 revolution; followed by Russia’s annexation of Crimea; the country has been at war. Misinformation reigns; more than two million people have been displaced; and Ukrainians fight one another on a second front—the crucial war against corruption.With In Wartime; Tim Judah lays bare the events that have turned neighbors against one another and mired Europe’s second-largest country in a conflict seemingly without end.In Lviv; Ukraine’s western cultural capital; mothers tend the graves of sons killed on the other side of the country. On the Maidan; the square where the protests that deposed President Yanukovych began; pamphleteers; recruiters; buskers; and mascots compete for attention. In Donetsk; civilians who cheered Russia’s President Putin find their hopes crushed as they realize they have been trapped in the twilight zone of a frozen conflict. Judah talks to everyone from politicians to poets; pensioners; and historians. Listening to their clashing explanations; he interweaves their stories to create a sweeping; tragic portrait of a country fighting a war of independence from Russia—twenty-five years after the collapse of the USSR.
#386259 in Books Martin Luther King Jr 2002-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.63 x 1.00 x 5.00l; .45 #File Name: 0446678090240 pagesA Call to Conscience The Landmark Speeches of Dr Martin Luther King Jr
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. So blessedBy LauraThe book and package it arrived in were both damaged through the shipping process. I was going to return the book so called Powells books. The customer service they provide is outstanding; very personable caring people! Instead of returning the book and getting another one; since this was the last one they returned my money and I was told to keep the book. The book was definitely supposed to be mine. Thank you so much I can't wait to read it and share with others. Keep doing great things for others!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Phyllis LovelaceExcellent!!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Transformed my world outlookBy Robert DrakeI am reading this simultaneously with Walter Wink's "The Powers that Be". Together these two authors are transforming my world outlook. Dr. King realized that no effort to improve living conditions of humans is possible without improving them for all humanity. Dr. King also realized that such efforts require the full cooperation of society; including faith communities; governments; armies; industrialists and average citizens. In addition; we must work within the frame work of our world as created by God. He marvelously weaves Biblical history; world events; local events; physical pain and emotional struggle into each and every speech.
