War, evil, and the end of history / Bernard-Henri Lévy ; translated by Charlotte Mandell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lévy, Bernard-Henri.

Standardized Title:

Réflexions sur la guerre, le mal et la fin de l'histoire. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Political violence--Africa.

Political violence.

Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)--Africa.

Low-intensity conflicts (Military science).

Political violence--Colombia.

Colombia.

Insurgency--Colombia.

Insurgency.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Politics and government.

Sri Lanka--History--Civil War, 1983-2009.

Sri Lanka.

History.

Colombia--Politics and government--1974-.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 371 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Melville House Pub., [2004]

Summary:

In a series of daring first-person reports, Bernard-Henri Levy investigates five of the world's most under-reported and horrific war zones -- a world of kamikaze killers, child soldiers, and hidden mass graves, where thousands upon thousands of innocent civilians are dying in conflicts that have been going on for decades. What he witnesses, says the great French philosopher, leaves his philosophy "shattered." But it leaves him, as well, with a vision, and a quest: to make history finally take note of these wars and their perpetrators, and to make society take note -- right now -- of the "damned" who are their victims.

Contents:

The black diamonds of Angola

The long march of the tigers

The end of history in Bujumbura?

The headaches of Carlos Castaûo

The pharaoh and the Nuba.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-371).

ISBN:

0971865957

OCLC:

54501556