Author:John Pilger
John Pilger is one of the world's pre-eminent investigative journalists and documentary film-makers. His best-selling books of reportage, which include Heroes and Hidden Voices, have in the words of Noam Chomsky 'been a beacon of light in often dark times'.
In Freedom Next Time he looks at five countries, in each of which a long struggle for freedom has taken place; in each the people, having shed blood and dreams, are still waiting. In Afghanistan, Iraq and South Africa there has been the promise of hope, and even an 'official' freedom, but the reality of these divided societies is that they are still waiting for real freedom. In Palestine, the cycle of violence continues with no resolution in sight. And the island of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, is a microcosm of the ruthlessness of great powers. The island was sold by the British to the American military in the 1960s. The indigenous population, descended from slaves, were forcibly removed to the slums of Port Louis in Mauritius. They have continued to fight for the return of their homeland ever since - three years ago the High Court granted them the right of return, but this has subsequently been blocked. The island remains the US's third biggest military base; a base from which they are able to launch attacks against the Middle East.
Once again John Pilger gives a voice to the people living through these momentous times and, in gripping detail, shows us the lives behind the headlines.
Pilger is the closest we have to the great correspondents of the 1930s... The truth in his hands is a weapon, to be picked up and brandished and used in the struggle against evil and injustice
—— GuardianJohn Pilger is the antidote to easy, comfortable thinking, to smugness, to ignorance
—— Daily TelegraphPilger's gift is for finding the image, the instant, that reveals all - he is a photographer using words instead of a camera
—— Salman RushdieJohn Pilger unearths, with steely attention to facts, the filthy truth and tells it as it is. I salute him
—— Harold PinterThe array of interviews with the voiceless and abused provides an indispensable corrective to the litany of disinformation we are fed by the media, and for this achievement Pilger is surely the most outstanding journalist in the world today
—— GuardianAn explosive read... powerful,compelling and questioning- a true reflection of the journalist himself
—— Birmingham PostCompelling... provocative, argumentative and essential reading for those who wish to challenge their assumptions
—— Waterstone's Books QuarterlyWorld-class journalism
—— Johann Hari , IndependentWhat makes John Pilger a truly great journalist is his conscience and bravery
—— Martha GellhornPilger's work has truly been a beacon of light in dark times
—— Noam ChomskyJohn Pilger's determination to swim against the tide of 'mainstream' media reportage prompts him to dig deep. Freedom Next Time is no exception
—— MetroThis is an exhilarating gallop through the history of anarchism
—— Financial TimesHistorian Butterworth makes a first-rate addition to the growing list of books dealing with terrorism's origins and history... Delivering a virtuoso performance, Butterworth adds the hope that history will not repeat itself and that a successful new bloody ideology will not create the next scourge
—— Publisher's WeeklyThis is entertaining stuff
—— Sunday Times, Christmas Round UpButterworth's fascination with his subject drips from the page...this is entertaining stuff
—— Dominic Sandbrook , Sunday TimesAn astounding story of bitter civil warfare that raged across many countries for decades. Butterworth's passionate account of the anarchist movements born in the late 19th century describes a conflict that spawned its own "war on terror"
—— Steve Burniston , Guardian
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