Occupational Hazards by Rory Stewart
At the age of thirty, Rory was appointed coalition deputy Governor of two provinces in the Marsh region of southern Iraq. He kept a journal of his experiences struggling to control assassinations and tribal conflict, rebuild the region's infrastructure and establish a Iraqi government before the hand over of power in June 2004.
"'This is travelling at its hardest and travel-writing at its best' David Gilmour 'An astonishing achievement: a unique journey of great courage' Colin Thubron 'Wise, funny and marvelously humane' Michael Ignatieff 'Tragic, touching and terrifying' Daily Telegraph 'A writer in the tradition of Thesiger and Thubron.' Spectator"
Rory Stewart was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Malaysia. After a brief period in the British army, he joined the Foreign Office, serving in the Embassy in Indonesia and as British Representative in Montenegro, Yugoslavia. In 2002 he completed a 6,000 mile walk from Turkey to Bangladesh. His account of crossing Afghanistan on foot shortly after the US invasion, The Places In Between, was published in 2004, drew widespread acclaim, and was shortlisted for that year's Guardian First Book Award. He was awarded an OBE in 2004 for his work in Iraq. From 2006 to 2008 he lived in Kabul, where he was the Chief Executive of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation; in 2009 he was appointed to a professorial chair at Harvard University as the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights; and in 2010 he was elected as Member of Parliament for Penrith and the Border.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330440493 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330440497 |
| Title | Occupational Hazards |
| Author | Rory Stewart |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2006-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2007 (UK), Long-listed for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize 2007 (UK) |
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