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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Harry N. Abrams Sep 2020, 2020
- Hardcover
- Comic
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Neuware - Guantánamo Voices is a groundbreaking graphic nonfiction anthology that brings to light the human stories behind one of the world's most infamous prisons.Journalist Sarah Mirk-working with a diverse team of acclaimed comics artists-presents deeply reported, illustrated accounts of the people whose lives were shaped by Guantánamo: former prisoners, military personnel, lawyers, social workers, and activists.In January 2002, the U.S. government transferred its first detainees-Muslim men suspected of terrorism-to the newly constructed facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They would become the first of roughly 780 individuals ultimately imprisoned there. The vast majority of all detainees have never been charged with a crime. This book documents those staggering human and political consequences through ten first¿person narratives, each adapted into visual form by a different illustrator, creating a powerful tapestry of styles unified by truth.Mirk's oral histories, paired with striking artwork, explore the experiences of detainees navigating indefinite imprisonment; attorneys confronting a legal system stretched beyond recognition; and service members wrestling with the moral contradictions of their roles. The anthology situates these stories within the broader context of post¿9/11 policy, examining how fear, secrecy, and shifting legal interpretations allowed Guantánamo to become a symbol of the global 'War on Terror.'The collection also includes contextual material that deepens its impact-maps, timelines, and original drawings by detainee Abu Zubaydah, alongside insights from Omar El Akkad, whose introduction underscores the facility's ongoing legacy.Award¿winning outlets have praised the book for its clarity, compassion, and unflinching honesty, calling it 'an eye¿opening, damning indictment of one of America's worst trespasses' (Kirkus) and 'a surprisingly artful book' that illuminates suppressed histories (New York Times).Today-more than twenty years after Guantánamo opened-its controversies remain unresolved.…
Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781419746901
- Titel
- Guantanamo Voices : True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison
- Autor
- Shay Sarah Mirk
- Verlag
- Harry N. Abrams Sep 2020
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2020
- Zustand
- Neu
- Einband
- Buch
- Sprache
- Englisch
- ISBN-10
- 1419746901
- ISBN-13
- 9781419746901
- Illustrator
- Various
- Artikelgewicht
- 704 Gramm
- Abmessungen
- 236x162x27 mm
- Serie
- Buch 1 von 1: Guantanamo Voices
Introduction by Omar El Akkad
In January 2002, the United States sent a group of Muslim men they suspected of terrorism to a prison in Guantánamo Bay. They were the first of roughly 780 prisoners who would be held there--and 40 inmates still remain. More than 20 years later, very few of them have been ever charged with a crime.
In Guantánamo Voices, journalist Sarah Mirk and her team of diverse, talented graphic novel artists tell the stories of 10 people whose lives have been shaped and affected by the prison, including former prisoners, lawyers, social workers, and service members. This collection of illustrated interviews explores the history of Guantánamo and the world post-9/11, presenting this complicated partisan issue through a new lens.
"Moving details emerge, as when one detainee narrates his relationship with an iguana, along with profound frustration; in the words of one attorney, 'The law is a joke.' The island colors and collection of styles make for a surprisingly artful book." --New York Times Book Review
"An eye-opening, damning indictment of one of America's worst trespasses that continues to this day." --Kirkus Reviews
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