Overview

Full Product Details

9781597971249

Table of Contents

Reviews

So much foreign news is parachute puff. But this book lives and breathes the honorable tradition of the independent filmmaker who sticks obsessively with one war-torn country. Jim Burroughs had the adventurous misfortune to become addicted to Afghanistan; it takes immense courage and determination to keep returning to this often savage though paradoxically noble country. Paul Moorcraft, former senior instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, war correspondent, and visiting professor at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies--Paul Moorcraft

So much foreign news is parachute puff. But this book lives and breathes the honorable tradition of the independent filmmaker who sticks obsessively with one war-torn country. Jim Burroughs had the adventurous misfortune to become addicted to Afghanistan; it takes immense courage and determination to keep returning to this often savage though paradoxically noble country. --Paul Moorcraft, former senior instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, war correspondent, and visiting professor at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies

So much foreign news is parachute puff. But this book lives and breathes the honorable tradition of the independent filmmaker who sticks obsessively with one war-torn country. Jim Burroughs had the adventurous misfortune to become addicted to Afghanistan; it takes immense courage and determination to keep returning to this often savage though paradoxically noble country.

Author Information

A graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema, Jim Burroughs also studied international relations at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He has produced, directed, and shot over 200 documentary films and TV programs since the mid-1970s. His most recent documentary is Shadow of Afghanistan. He lives near Los Angeles.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available