A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
By (Author) Samantha Power
HarperCollins Publishers
William Collins
29th September 2021
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
War crimes
General and world history
Genocide and ethnic cleansing
Political leaders and leadership
Political oppression and persecution
Violence, intolerance and persecution in history
304.66309
Physical Properties
Paperback
688
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 37mm
470g
Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
A devastating indictment SUNDAY TIMES
An important book, a superb piece of reporting OBSERVER
With great narrative verve, and a sober and subtle intelligence, she carries us deep behind the scenes of history-in-the-making PHILIP GOUREVITCH
Why do leaders who vow never again repeatedly fail to prevent genocide
In her award-winning modern classic, Samantha Power presents a deeply researched and powerfully argued answer to this haunting question. Disproving claims that successive American leaders were unaware of genocidal horrors occurring around the world, Power tells the stories of courageous individuals who risked their careers and lives in an effort to save others, revealing how policy makers and outsiders alike ignored chilling warnings and rationalised inaction. A riveting account, A Problem From Hell has forever reshaped debates about foreign policy, while inspiring a new generation to raise their voices in the face of contemporary injustice.
Reviews
Fascinating. An important book, a superb piece of reporting which cumulatively grows into a major political work, part polemic, part moral philosophy. Observer
Deeply researched and trenchantly argued. A devastating indictment not just of the American foreign policy establishment but of the countrys entire political class, the media and even the wider public. Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times
Power is part of an inspiring generation of political thinkers who are academically brilliant but who also know how to write. David Hare, Books of the Year, Observer
Author Bio
Samantha Power founded the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, and is now a faculty affiliate. From 1993 to 1996 she covered the wars in Yugoslavia as a reporter for US News and the Economist. A native of Ireland, she moved to the US in 1979 at the age of nine, and graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School.
