Istanbul Letters (Kindle Single) (A Vintage Short)

Istanbul Letters (Kindle Single) (A Vintage Short)

A Vintage Shorts Original Selection
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â€œWhy do some forms of violenceâ€”the beheading of journalists by the Islamic State, a bombing in Ankara, or the attacks in San Bernardino and Orlandoâ€”make us feel so threatened, while other formsâ€”the 372 separate mass shootings in America in 2015 or the 4,219 Syrians killed that same Septemberâ€”do little to challenge our sense of safety?â€
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From his base in Istanbul, Elliot Ackerman has written letters and essays that explore how global and seemingly remote issues like terrorism, US foreign policy, and other geopolitical forces play out and wreak distress upon the quotidian lives of civilians. Here assembled into a haunting piece, the fragments of a yearâ€™s notes open a window into life under President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸanâ€™s oppressive and nationalistic right-wing regime, the civil war in Syria, and the disintegration of the old order in the Middle-East.
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Exposing how a pervasive rhetoric of fear can shape a society and written with intimacy and a tremendous amount of compassion, this is an astute political commentary and first-person travel narrative par excellence.
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An ebook short.
Country USA
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-10-04
Format Kindle eBook

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