Description: Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade Author: George Packer Title: Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade Publication: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009 Description: Hardcover. New tightly bound hardcover in new dust jacket. 8vo. (6 x 1.13 x 9 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. 409 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. Throughout his career as a journalist, George Packer has always been attuned to the voices and stories of individuals caught up in the big ideas and events of contemporary history. "Interesting Times "unites brilliant investigative pieces such as "Betrayed," about Iraqi interpreters, with personal essays and detailed narratives of travels through war zones and failed states. Spanning a decade that includes the September 11 attacks and the election of Barack Obama, Packer brings insight and passion to his accounts of the war on terror, Iraq, political writers, and the 2008 election. Across these varied subjects a few keythemes recur: the temptations and dangers of idealism; the moral complexities of war and politics; the American capacity for self-blinding and self-renewal. Whether exploring American policies in the wake of September 11, tracking a used T-shirt from New York to Uganda, or describing the ambivalent response in Appalachia to Obama, these essays hold a mirror up to our own troubled times and showcase Packer's unmistakable perspective, which is at once both wide-angled and humane. Seller ID: 101150 Subject: Literature , US History, US Politics and Government The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Book Title: Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade
Author: George Packer
Language: English
ISBN: 9780374175726
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication Year: 2009
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