Guerrillas

a great book to read New Read [ Guerrillas ] By [ Jon Lee Anderson ] – kino-fada.fr Informative and educating, though sometimes it drags on with quite a bit of meaningless detail I ve come to expect this from the kind of journalism meant to be entertaining enough like regular television, that it mightlikely keep the masses reading and watching.The first few chapters are of the most important educating use to me The rest gets bogged down by too much detail both graphic and personal , paces like the speed of guerrilla conflict, and resolves itself to focus less on functi Informative and educating, though sometimes it drags on with quit...My opinion of this book, after only 20 pages, was that it was horrible Having completed it, that initial opinion is wholly confirmed.The author is imperialistic and definitely has a colonial outlook, especially as it regards Western Sahara He fails to ever look at himself or his own Western culture, never turning his microscope onto his own preconceptions, sympathies and nationalism He never questions how symbols are used by the guerillas and their followers, nor does he ever look outside the My opinion of this book, after only 20 pages, was that it was horrible Having completed it, that initial opinion is wholly confirmed.The author is imperialistic and definitely has a colonial outlook, especially as it regards Western Sahara He fails to ever look at himself or his own Western culture, never turning his microscope onto his own preconceptions, sympathies and nationalism He never questions how symbols are used by the guerillas and their followers, nor does he ever look outside these communities in order to see how they fit in, navigate and struggle against the larger context.He describes the people who are guerillas as almost without the ability to think for themselves If they are supporters, they are portrayed as either megalomaniacal leaders or manipulated puppets He tries to correctly point out some techniques that are ideological indoctrination, but his ...A quick, interesting survey of five revolutionary guerrilla movements of the late 80s early 90s the FMLN of El Salvador, the shabab of Gaza s first intifada, the mujaheddin of Afghanistan Afghan, not Arab , the Karen of Burma, and the Polisario of Western Sahara The best aspect of of the book is extensive quotes and slices of everyday life from rank and file fighters Anderson himself can sometimes be an intrusive narrative presence and he plays up a little too excit...This is very clearly a book that was a product of a pre 9 11 world Anderson looks at five different guerilla groups Western Sahara s Polisario Front, the Karen of Burma, the mujahadeen of Afghanistan, the Palestinians in Gaza, and the FMLA of El Salvador.Parts of this book were really insightful and useful, and opened my mind to ideas and expressions I hadn t properly considered The rest was garbage I found the descriptions of people as exotic troublesome, and I felt the portrayal of women This is very clearly a book that was a product of a pre 9 11 world Anderson looks at five different guerilla groups Western Sahara s Polisario Front, the Karen of Burma,...Good book, Focus on three different Guerrilla movements the Polisaro in Morocco, indigenous tribesmen in Burma and rebels in central America More about their lives aspirations and the systems they have built and maintain to reject their oppressors.A really interesting in field report on some groups most people wouldn t be able to communicate with A rare and objective psychological portrait, if at times risking slight romanticization.chilling, lucid, true.

• English
• 05 July 2018
Jon Lee Anderson
• Paperback
• 304 pages
• 0142004979
• Jon Lee Anderson
• Guerrillas