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In *Hold Everything Dear*, John Berger blends artistic insight with political engagement to examine the forces driving terrorism and displacement since 2001. He critiques corporate, military, and paramilitary power in regions such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Serbia, Bosnia, China and Indonesia, highlighting how these forces strip ordinary people of autonomy, livelihoods, and basic freedoms. Berger’s lucid and bold analysis underscores the worldwide suffering of millions forced into refugee lives by poverty and war, and he proposes ideas and actions that could help bring an end to this despair.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Science/Biology
Authors: John Berger
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