The Resource In extremis : the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
In extremis : the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
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The item In extremis : the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- 'It has always seemed to me that what I write about is humanity in extremis, pushed to the unendurable, and that it is important to tell people what really happens in wars.' Marie Colvin, 2001. Marie Colvin was glamorous, harddrinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled and rackety personal life. With fierce compassion and honesty, she reported from the most dangerous places in the world, fractured by conflict and genocide, going in further and staying longer than anyone else. In Sri Lanka in 2001, Marie was hit by a grenade and lost the sight in her left eye resulting in her trademark eye patch and in 2012 she was killed in Syria. Like her hero, the legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn, she sought to bear witness to the horrifying truths of war, to write 'the first draft of history' and crucially to shine a light on the suffering of ordinary people. Written by fellow foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum, this is the story of the most daring war reporter of her age. Drawing on unpublished diaries and notebooks, and interviews with Marie's friends, family and colleagues, In Extremis is the story of our turbulent age, and the life of a woman who defied convention
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Part I. America. Dead man's branch
- Father and daughter
- Lovers and mentors
- Part II. Middle East. The path of death
- In a man's world
- War, peace, and love
- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star
- Leap before you look
- The face in the mirror
- Part IV. London. All at sea
- A reckless tide
- Baba Amr
- Isbn
- 9781784740931
- Label
- In extremis : the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Title
- In extremis
- Title remainder
- the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Statement of responsibility
- Lindsey Hilsum
- Title variation
- Life of war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 'It has always seemed to me that what I write about is humanity in extremis, pushed to the unendurable, and that it is important to tell people what really happens in wars.' Marie Colvin, 2001. Marie Colvin was glamorous, harddrinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled and rackety personal life. With fierce compassion and honesty, she reported from the most dangerous places in the world, fractured by conflict and genocide, going in further and staying longer than anyone else. In Sri Lanka in 2001, Marie was hit by a grenade and lost the sight in her left eye resulting in her trademark eye patch and in 2012 she was killed in Syria. Like her hero, the legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn, she sought to bear witness to the horrifying truths of war, to write 'the first draft of history' and crucially to shine a light on the suffering of ordinary people. Written by fellow foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum, this is the story of the most daring war reporter of her age. Drawing on unpublished diaries and notebooks, and interviews with Marie's friends, family and colleagues, In Extremis is the story of our turbulent age, and the life of a woman who defied convention
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hilsum, Lindsey
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Colvin, Marie
- War correspondents
- Foreign correspondents
- Journalists
- Women journalists
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- In extremis : the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. America. Dead man's branch -- Father and daughter -- Lovers and mentors -- Part II. Middle East. The path of death -- In a man's world -- War, peace, and love -- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star -- Leap before you look -- The face in the mirror -- Part IV. London. All at sea -- A reckless tide -- Baba Amr
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781784740931
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), portraits
- Label
- In extremis : the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. America. Dead man's branch -- Father and daughter -- Lovers and mentors -- Part II. Middle East. The path of death -- In a man's world -- War, peace, and love -- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star -- Leap before you look -- The face in the mirror -- Part IV. London. All at sea -- A reckless tide -- Baba Amr
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781784740931
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), portraits
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