Robert Fisk: 15 books

Corrispondente prima del "Time" e successivamente per l'"Independent", Robert Fisk si occupa di Medio Oriente da più di trent'anni, è stato cronista delle due guerre americane contro l'Iraq, di due guerre in Afghanistan e delle diverse fasi del conflitto israeliano-palestinese. Robert Fisk ha acquisito...

A selection of Robert Fisk's finest 'Comment' pieces from the Saturday ‘Independent’. Robert Fisk has amassed a devoted readership over the years, with his insightful, witty and always outspoken articles on international politics and mankind’s war-torn recent history. He is best known for his...

Middle East conflict and the Arab Spring: Gain insight and learn from two of the most acclaimed experts on the Middle East ---------- In December 2010, the “Tunisian Revolution” touched off a wave of protests, riots, revolutions and civil wars throughout the Middle East. Initially...

Sono passati sessant'anni da quando, nel 1948, l'esodo palestinese in Libano ha acceso la miccia di un intricato conflitto politico-religioso che ancora oggi non si placa. Da allora il Libano ha smesso di essere il dolce paese dei cedri e degli ulivi, per diventare una terra di dannazione eterna,...

A sweeping and dramatic history of the last half century of conflict in the Middle East from an award-winning journalist who has covered the region for over forty years, The Great War for Civilisation unflinchingly chronicles the tragedy of the region from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution;...

Based on the author's experiences as a serving soldier and European Commission Monitor, a narrative account of the civil war in the former YugoslaviaBrendan O'Shea had access to both EU and UN official documents for his research and used these to unravel the complex story of the Bosnian war. He...

One of Richard West's university students disappears aſter Richard advises her to tell the police of the proposition made to her by Miriam Samu, head of the Christchurch Visa Office. Her friends believe she has been abducted and forced to work in the sex trade. Another student, Ayumi, is beaten up...

Richard West is sent to save a rural Area School from closure and to find what happened to the school's Principal. He meets with resentment and obstruction as farmers and foresters join together to hide an inconvenient truth. To further complicate matters, there is a gulf between the Maori people...

Richard West discovers his quiet exclusive girls' boarding school is a centre for drugs and prostitution directed by a Committee of otherwise respectable citizens. June Crawford has been investigating drug trafficking whilst working undercover as a teacher in another local school . Alex West befriends...

Please read "The Fern Valley Conspiracy" first. Richard West and his family are caught in an earthquake that isolates the town of Grantville, in the South Island of New Zealand. They find their way to Te Kouka Flats farm, which is deserted, with signs of a recent fire. The family search for survivors...

Some time after a girl went missing in Middle Creek, Richard West is sent to investigate whether there is truth in the claim that a six year old is being sexually abused. Due to media publicity the township is withdrawn and resentful at this new intrusion. An Irishman seeks revenge for what he believes...

In the heart of Central Florida lies St. Cloud, an amiable city with a bright future and a colorful past. Located in Osceola County, only a short distance from the Sunshine State's most-visited tourist attractions, the city has benefited greatly from its unique locale. But long before the city attracted...

This fully updated and expanded third edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive introduction to key theory, knowledge, research and evidence relating to practice learning in social work and social care. It outlines the theories that underpin social care practice, the main assessment...

Raewyn is seventeen and pregnant but she does not know how that happened.  While investigating the absence of the School Principal, Richard  finds several cases like Raewyn's.  Some women describe bright lights and little green men, others have no idea. The babies mysteriously die. Wyatt Roeske...