A classic on the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism, from the acclaimed film maker and journalist.
John Pilger is one of the world's renowned investigative journalists and documentary film-makers. In this classic book Pilger tackles the injustices and double standards inherent in the politics of globalisation and exposes the terrible truth behind the power and wealth of states and corporations. Beginning with Indonesia, he shows how General Suharto's bloody seizure of power in the 1960s was part of a western design to impose a 'global economy' on Asia. A million Indonesians die as the price for being the World Bank's 'model pupil.' In a shocking chapter on Iraq, he allows us to understand the true nature of the West's war against the people of that country.
Now with a new introduction, this remains one of the most shocking investigations of contemporary power.
