The Hijack of Mercy is a powerful work of creative nonfiction that examines one of the most unsettling moral questions of modern history: what happens when law remains intact, but humanity fails? Set against the backdrop of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War one of the twentieth century's gravest humanitarian catastrophes the book follows the life of Jean Ujin Paulquey, a young Frenchman whose conscience leads him to an extraordinary, nonviolent act of intervention. As millions suffer and governments hesitate, Jean chooses consequence over comfort, forcing the world to confront the uneasy boundary between legality and moral responsibility. Blending historical record, ethical inquiry, and narrative storytelling, Dr. Mohsin Ali reconstructs the personal, political, and philosophical dimensions of an event that saved lives while igniting global debate. Through layered perspectives passengers, refugees, officials, scholars, and witnesses the book resists simple judgments and instead invites readers into the complexity of moral courage. Neither a justification of illegality nor a celebration of spectacle, The Hijack of Mercy is a meditation on conscience, restraint, and responsibility in the face of institutional failure. It challenges readers to ask a timeless question: when waiting becomes a form of violence, who bears the duty to act? This book will resonate deeply with readers of narrative nonfiction, ethics, humanitarian studies, history, and anyone concerned with justice, moral courage, and the human cost of indifference.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The Hijack of Mercy is a powerful work of creative nonfiction that examines one of the most unsettling moral questions of modern history: what happens when law remains intact, but humanity fails?Set against the backdrop of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War one of the twentieth century's gravest humanitarian catastrophes the book follows the life of Jean Ujin Paulquey, a young Frenchman whose conscience leads him to an extraordinary, nonviolent act of intervention. As millions suffer and governments hesitate, Jean chooses consequence over comfort, forcing the world to confront the uneasy boundary between legality and moral responsibility.Blending historical record, ethical inquiry, and narrative storytelling, Dr. Mohsin Ali reconstructs the personal, political, and philosophical dimensions of an event that saved lives while igniting global debate. Through layered perspectives passengers, refugees, officials, scholars, and witnesses the book resists simple judgments and instead invites readers into the complexity of moral courage.Neither a justification of illegality nor a celebration of spectacle, The Hijack of Mercy is a meditation on conscience, restraint, and responsibility in the face of institutional failure. It challenges readers to ask a timeless question: when waiting becomes a form of violence, who bears the duty to act?This book will resonate deeply with readers of narrative nonfiction, ethics, humanitarian studies, history, and anyone concerned with justice, moral courage, and the human cost of indifference. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798295597466
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