Who Killed Daniel Pearl? [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Levy, Bernard-Henri

Verlag: Melville House Publishing, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2003

Beschreibung

As new condition black boards with a black spine and blind-stamped black spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication and Foreword. Translated by James X. Mitchell "It's one of the most ghastly images of our time: the on-camera murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. But to acclaimed writer Bernard-Henri Levy the videotape was immediately suspect. Why did it still include a ransom demand - for F-16 fighters to be delivered to Pakistan? Were the kidnappers really just maniacal fundamentalists who killed Pearl because he was American and Jewish? Operating via a series of ruses - such as using his expired diplomatic passport - Levy set off to trace Pearl's final steps. and those of his killer. The result is a spell-binding book that combines a novelist's eye with riveting investigative journalism, as Levy travels the globe for the terrifying true story: to Los Angeles to talk to Pearl's family about his final, encrypted words; to England and Bosnia on the trail of the plot's mastermind; to Dubai, on the terrorist's money trail; to New Delhi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi.And, most perilously, to Karachi- where terrorits cross paths with nuclear scientists and the dreaded "services" .where long-time sources are suddenly too petrified to talk .where Levy, Jewish himself, confronts the very dangers faced by Pearl - and uncovers a series of stunning revelations. Who Killed Daniel Pearl?, the first book to investigate Pearl's killing, is a moving and heartfelt homage to the man Levy calls his "posthumous friend," and an unprecedented overview of the jihadist movement. It is, as well, a clarion call to come to a fuller understanding of the forces behind Daniel Pearl's murder. before it is too late." - from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005993

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Who Killed Daniel Pearl? [FIRST EDITION, ...

Verlag: Melville House Publishing, Hoboken, New Jersey

Erscheinungsdatum: 2003

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Konopka, David (jacket design)

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New

Auflage: 1st Edition