For one hundred and one days Asne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Baghdad. Always in search of a story far less obvious than the American military invasion, Seierstad brings to life the world behind the headlines in this compelling- and heartbreaking-account of her time among the people of Iraq. From the moment she first arrived in Baghdad on a ten-day visa, she was determined to unearth the modern secrets of an ancient place and to find out how the Iraqi people really live. What do people miss most when their world changes overnight? What do they choose to say when they can suddenly say...
For one hundred and one days Asne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Baghdad. Always in search of a story far less obvious than the American military i...
Presents an insight into the lives of ordinary Serbs under Milosevic and the dramatic events leading up to his fall. This book follows fourteen Serbs whose lives were transformed over the course of sixteen months. With characteristic perception, it offers
Presents an insight into the lives of ordinary Serbs under Milosevic and the dramatic events leading up to his fall. This book follows fourteen Serbs ...
The conflict in Chechnya was the first war that Asne Seierstad covered. Now ten years later, she returns to Chechnya and discovers that though the world's attention has moved on, the tragedy has continued, killing ten to 15 percent of the population and leaving a brutalised society with a particular toll on its children."
The conflict in Chechnya was the first war that Asne Seierstad covered. Now ten years later, she returns to Chechnya and discovers that though the wor...
In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict. A foreign correspondent in Moscow at the time, Asne Seierstad traveled regularly to Chechnya to report on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst violence. Over the course of a decade, she traveled in secret and under the constant threat of danger.
In a broken and devastated society, Seierstad lived amongst the wounded and the lost. And she lived with the orphans of Grozny, those who will shape the country's future,...
In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict. A foreign corre...
