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Some people need killing : a memoir of murder in my country

Title
Some people need killing : a memoir of murder in my country / Patricia Evangelista.
ISBN
9780593133132
0593133137
9780593133156
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Random House, [2023]
Physical Description
xvi, 428 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
"'My job is to go to places where people die. I pack my bags, talk to the survivors, write my stories, then go home to wait for the next catastrophe. I don't wait very long.' Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that forged a new future for the Philippines. Three decades later, in the face of mounting inequality, the nation discovered the fragility of its democratic institutions under the regime of strongman Rodrigo Duterte. Some People Need Killing is Evangelista's meticulously reported and deeply human chronicle of the Philippines' drug war and Duterte's assault on the country's struggling democracy. For six years, Evangelista had the distinctive beat of chronicling the killings carried out by police and vigilantes in the name of Duterte's war on drugs - a war that has led to the slaughter of thousands - immersing herself in the world of killers and survivors and capturing the atmosphere of fear created when an elected president decides that some lives are worth less than others"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Memoir of murder in my country.
Other formats
Online version: Evangelista, Patricia. Some people need killing First edition. New York : Random House, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 27, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Positive
The Surviving Majority
Mascot for Hope
The Rise of the Punisher
Defend the Mayor
Salvation
How to Identify an Addict
How to Kill an Addict
My Friend Domingo
Some People Need Killing
Djastin with a 'D'
My Father is a Policeman
Epilogue : We Are Duterte.
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