Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story
Lecture and film presentation by Winchester authors Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould.
About their book, to be published in January 2009:
Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story
by Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald
Introduction by Noam Chomsky
City Lights Publishers
Despite declarations made by some in power, the war in Afghanistan is far from over — in fact, the turbulence is escalating. Seven years after 9/11, the Taliban continue to regroup, attack, and claim influence over most of the region.
Invisible History presents a fresh, comprehensive analysis of Afghanistan’s political history that begins at the roots of tribal leadership and ultimately emphasizes our current political moment and the impact of ongoing U.S. military intervention. Fitzgerald and Gould tell the real story of how the U.S. came to be in Afghanistan and what we can expect next.
PAUL FITZGERALD and ELIZABETH GOULD, a husband and wife team, began their experience in Afghanistan in 1981 for CBS News and produced a documentary, Afghanistan Between Three Worlds, for PBS. In 1983 they returned for ABC Nightline and contributed to the MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour. They have continued to research, write and lecture about Afghanistan history and U.S. foreign policy since.
Praise for Invisible History:
“A SERIOUS, SOBERING STUDY . . . ILLUMINATES A CRITICAL POINT OF VIEW RARELY DISCUSSED BY OUR MEDIA.”
–OLIVER STONE
“INVISIBLE HISTORY IS A MUCH-NEEDED CORRECTIVE TO FIVE DECADES OF BIASED JOURNALISTIC AND ACADEMIC WRITING ABOUT AFGHANISTAN THAT HAS COVERED UP THE DESTRUCTIVE AND SELFDEFEATING U.S. ROLE THERE.”
–SELIG S. HARRISON, FORMER SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF OFWASHINGTON POST AND AUTHOR OF OUT OF AFGHANISTAN
“THIS PENETRATING INQUIRY [MAKES] A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE MOST DRAMATIC AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS OF CURRENT HISTORY.”
–NOAM CHOMSKY