This Is Our World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
At a pivotal moment in the mid-twentieth century, journalist and political analyst Louis Fischer cast a penetrating eye over the fractured landscape of global affairs, and This Is Our World stands as the compelling result — a vivid, authoritative account of the tensions, ideologies, and human forces reshaping civilization after the upheavals of war. Fischer, a seasoned correspondent who had reported from the Soviet Union, Spain, and India, presents the world not as a collection of abstract geopolitical problems but as a living, breathing arena of competing hopes and desperate contradictions, drawing on firsthand observation to illuminate the forces driving nations toward cooperation or conflict. A distinguished voice of mid-century political journalism, Fischer argues with clarity and moral conviction, situating complex international struggles within a framework that is at once historically grounded and urgently human. His prose carries the authority of a man who had sat with Gandhi and witnessed the Spanish Civil War, lending This Is Our World a rare depth of insight that transcends mere reportage. For anyone seeking to understand how the modern world was forged in the crucible of ideology, power, and conscience, Fischer's work remains a challenging and rewarding guide.
Author: Louis Fischer
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
At a pivotal moment in the mid-twentieth century, journalist and political analyst Louis Fischer cast a penetrating eye over the fractured landscape of global affairs, and This Is Our World stands as the compelling result — a vivid, authoritative account of the tensions, ideologies, and human forces reshaping civilization after the upheavals of war. Fischer, a seasoned correspondent who had reported from the Soviet Union, Spain, and India, presents the world not as a collection of abstract geopolitical problems but as a living, breathing arena of competing hopes and desperate contradictions, drawing on firsthand observation to illuminate the forces driving nations toward cooperation or conflict. A distinguished voice of mid-century political journalism, Fischer argues with clarity and moral conviction, situating complex international struggles within a framework that is at once historically grounded and urgently human. His prose carries the authority of a man who had sat with Gandhi and witnessed the Spanish Civil War, lending This Is Our World a rare depth of insight that transcends mere reportage. For anyone seeking to understand how the modern world was forged in the crucible of ideology, power, and conscience, Fischer's work remains a challenging and rewarding guide.