The Warrior's Honor - by Michael Ignatieff (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Since the early 1990s, Michael Ignatieff has traveled the world's war zones, from Bosnia to the West Bank, from Afghanistan to central Africa. The Warrior's Honor is a report and a reflection on what he has seen in the places where ethnic war has become a way of life. Ignatieff charts the rise of the new moral interventionists--the relief workers, reporters, delegates, and diplomats who believe that other people's misery is of concern to us all. And he brings us face-to-face with the new ethnic warriors--the warlords, gunmen, and paramilitaries--who have escalated postmodern war to an unprecedented level of savagery. Hard-hitting and passionate, The Warrior's Honor is a profound and searching exploration of the perils and obligations of moral citizenship in a world scarred by war and genocide.

Review Quotes

"*A moving and superb discussion of the dilemmas of modern humanitarianism amidst modern cruelty." --William Shawcross

"A splid and beautifully written book. Honest, lucid, subtle, full of important information." --Conor Cruise O'Brien

"Compelling and penetrating." --The Boston Globe

"Ignatieff's argument is simple and, to my mind, irresistible." --Alan Ryan, The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Michael Ignatieff is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books, among other publications and the author of many acclaimed books including Blood and Belonging, Isaiah Berlin, The Warrior's Honor, The Russian Album, The Needs of Strangers, and Virtual War. He lives in London and Cambridge, Massachusetts.