{"product_id":"the-fear-robert-mugabe-and-the-martyrdom-of-zimbabwe-paperback","title":"The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe - 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\u003ePeter Godwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist Peter Godwin has covered wars. As a soldier, he's fought them. But nothing prepared him for the surreal mix of desperation and hope he encountered when he returned to Zimbabwe, his broken homeland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Godwin arrived as Robert Mugabe, the country's dictator for 30 years, has finally lost an election. Mugabe's tenure has left Zimbabwe with the world's highest rate of inflation and the shortest life span. Instead of conceding power, Mugabe launched a brutal campaign of terror against his own citizens. With foreign correspondents banned, and he himself there illegally, Godwin was one of the few observers to bear witness to this period the locals call The Fear. He saw torture bases and the burning villages but was most awed as an observer of not only simple acts of kindness but also churchmen and diplomats putting their own lives on the line to try to stop the carnage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fear\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about the astonishing courage and resilience of a people, armed with nothing but a desire to be free, who challenged a violent dictatorship. It is also the deeply personal and ultimately uplifting story of a man trying to make sense of the country he can't recognize as home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Godwin\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhen a Crocodile Eats the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMukiwa\u003c\/i\u003e. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, he was educated at Cambridge and Oxford and became a foreign correspondent, reporting from more than 60 countries. Since moving to Manhattan, he has written for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at Princeton and Columbia and received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978436444461,"sku":"9780316051873","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZXcvOHkybWFpSGFmL01EUEJaZDdPZz09.webp?v=1775805148","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-fear-robert-mugabe-and-the-martyrdom-of-zimbabwe-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}