{"product_id":"the-hoplite-journals-complete-in-one-volume-paperback","title":"The Hoplite Journals (Complete in One Volume) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compendium edition of all three volumes of Martin Anderson's \u003cem\u003eThe Hoplite Journals\u003c\/em\u003e evokes events and places largely in South East and South Asia as well as the West, exploring allegiances and identities within the troubled context of mostly colonial and ex-colonial possessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComments on the first two parts of this work- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anderson ... (a Hoplite, mercenary of the dominant culture) ... has the ability to write prose rich in meaning ... I enjoyed the need to concentrate as I once enjoyed that requirement when I read Samuel Beckett ... When rereading passages of \u003cem\u003eThe Hoplite Journals\u003c\/em\u003e I did so for the sheer pleasure of reading. For that I am most grateful.\" -Carolyn van Langenberg, \u003cem\u003eJacket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Impressive ... The writing very fine and sustained. It stands alongside an array of writing done so superbly in the time of the Raj for the most part [and is] redolent of the 'Fall' of empire and the tragic consequences that brought about ... There is a disintegrating, sparagmatic atmosphere, but a strong sense of human sympathy nonetheless [and] many a meditation on the ultimate philosophical issues.\"-Nathaniel Tarn\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412858966253,"sku":"9781848612914","price":33.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-hoplite-journals-complete-in-one-volume-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}