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Bezig met laden... Het meisje van de foto : het aangrijpende verhaal van Kim Phucdoor Denise Chong
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I was surprised at how easy this was to read and how much background information there was. The families life and background are covered and so much on Vietnam after the war. Highly recommended. ( ) Wow, what a book! The person who reconmended reading it was right, it should be regarded as compulsory reading for history class. Of course I know the picture. I heared a bit about the background. But ehat followed, I had no idea about. This book is more than just talking about what happened to Kim Phuc. It also gives insight in Vietnam's development, interdependencies with Russia, China, East-Germany and Cuba. I'm very impressed with the resilience of Kim Phuc. That she (and her family) in the end got a more out of life than it had given to them until then. I'm a lot wiser after reading. :-) On June 8, 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her blazing village in South Vietnam and into the eye of history. Her photograph - one of the most unforgettable images of the twentieth century- was seen around the world and helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War. This CD contains a recording of the song "The girl in the picture [napalm girl]" about Kim Phuc, an innocent victim. Kim suffered many years of severe pain from her third-degree burns, but she always longed to reach out and help other children who were victimized by war. She is now the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Culture of Peace and the chair of the Kim Foundation, a non-profit organization established to fund programs for these children around the world. She is the girl in the infamous picture. More info at: www.kimfoundation.com geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
On 8 June 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her burning village and into the eye of history. Her photograph, seen around the world, helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War and is one of a handful of images that remain branded in the public consciousness. This book is the story of how that photograph came to be - but also of what happened to Kim Phuc after it was taken. It opens up to readers an unknown world - the world of Vietnam after the US army left. Kim became a pawn in the Communist regime's propaganda campaign, even as her own family fought a losing battle to support itself in a physically and economically devastated country, now plagued with corruption. Kim's recovery and rehabilitation from her terrible wounds was long and arduous and, after years of manipulation by Vietnamese officials, she made a dramatic escape to Canada, where she now lives. Denise Chong has written a detailed, humanistic account of everyday life in the wake of the Vietnam War, as well as a meditation on the aftermath of celebrity, and the power of an image. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)959.704History and Geography Asia Southeast Asia Vietnam 1949-LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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