Title:
Things that can and cannot be said : essays and conversations / Arundhati Roy and John Cusack.
ISBN:
9781608467174
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Publication Information:
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2016.
Physical Description:
122 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm
Contents:
Things that can and cannot be said / John Cusack -- "We brought you the promise of the future, but our tongue stammered and barked..." / Arundhati Roy -- Things that can and cannot be said (continued) / John Cusack -- What shall we love? / Arundhati Roy -- "Yes, Virginia, there is a missile gap" / John Cusack, Daniel Ellsberg, Arundhati Roy, and Edward Snowden in conversation.
Summary:
A collection of essays and conversations between the authors as they reflect on their conversations with Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden. They discuss the nature of the state, empire, and surveillance in an era of perpetual war, the meaning of flags and patriotism, the role of foundations and NGOs in limiting dissent, and the ways in which capital but not people can freely cross borders.-- Back cover
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OCLC Number:
ocn944463864
Availability:
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