Emergency Sex (and other desperate measures): True Stories from a War Zone (Record no. 80246)
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| fixed length control field | 01786cam a2200193 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | COU17719 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0091908868 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cain, Kenneth |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Emergency Sex (and other desperate measures): True Stories from a War Zone |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Stanley Paul |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Book |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Monograph |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Synopsis:It's the early 1990s and three young people are looking to change their lives, and perhaps also the world. Attracted to the ambitious global peacekeeping work of the UN, Andrew, Ken and Heidi's paths cross in Cambodia, from where their fates are to become inextricably bound. Over the coming years, their stories interweave through countries such as Rwanda, Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti - war-torn, lawless places where the intervention of the UN is needed like nowhere else. Driven by idealism, the three struggle to do the best they can, caught up in an increasingly tangled web of bureaucracy and ineffectual leadership. As disillusionment sets in, they attempt to keep hold of their humanity through black humour, revelry and 'emergency sex'.Brutal and moving in equal measure, Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) explores pressing global issues while never losing a sense of the personal. Deeply critical of the West's indifference to developing countries and the UN's repeated failure to intervene decisively, the book provoked massive controversy on its initial publication. Kofi Annan called for the book to be banned, and debate was sparked about the future direction of the UN. Brilliantly written and mordantly funny, it is a book that continues to make waves. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject heading | Fiction |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Postlewait, Heidi |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thomson, Andrew |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Class number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Countess of Chester NHS Library | Countess of Chester NHS Library | Main Shelves | 24/06/2024 | FIC C | COU00001976 | 24/06/2024 | 24/06/2024 | Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) |