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Rising up and Rising Down

Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means

Rising up and Rising Down( )
Author: Vollmann, William T.
ISBN:978-0-06-054818-6
Publication Date:Oct 2004
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $55.00
Book Description:

William T. Vollmann's abridgment of his 3,500-page, seven-volumemagnum opus

An odyssey through the history of violence, Rising Up and Rising Down combines William T. Vollmann's voracious appetite for the details of history with a disregard for his own safety, examines the actions of historical figures, scrutinizes the thinking of philosophers and finds Vollmann posting personal dispatches from some of the most dangerous and war-torn places on earth. The result is his Moral...
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Book Details
Pages:752
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Violence In Society
Political Science / Political Freedom
Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.545 x 23.495 x 4.166 cm
Book Weight:1.132 Kilograms
Author Biography
Vollmann, William T. (Author)
Journalist and novelist William T. Vollmann was born in 1959 and educated at Cornell University.

He worked as a comptuer programmer before becoming a journalist and covering Bosnia, Sarajevo and Afghanistan.

He has written extensively since 1987, when his first book, You Bright and Risen Angels, was published. The Atlas (1996) won the PEN Center USA West Award for the best novel by a writer living west of the Mississippi. His newest work of Non-Fiction is entitled, Imperial.

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