War Games: The Story Of Aid And War In Modern Times

By Linda Polman

Book Overview

From Rwanda to Afghanistan from Sudan to Iraq this devastating expose shows how the humanitarian aid industry the media and warmongers are locked in a cycle of mutual dependency on battlefields around the world.

'Polman shines a light on the multibillion dollar juggernaut that is today's humanitarian aid network. A disturbing account that raises profound questions' Financial Times

'One of the finest reporting journalists of the modern age - Polman is gutsy intellectually penetrating and far from naive' Evening Standard

'Cool brusque fearless. A marvellous account' Guardian

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670919772
• ISBN13: 9780670919772
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.6" x 5.1"