The Prince of the Marshes; And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq
Orland: Harcourt, Inc., 2006. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xviii, 396, [2] pages. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Dramatis Personae. Timeline. Signed on fep. Several pages creases. Some edge soiling. DJ has minor wear and soiling. Roderick James Nugent 'Rory' Stewart, OBE FRSL (born 3 January 1973) is a British diplomat, politician, and author. A member of the Conservative Party, he is currently serving as a Minister of State at the Department for International Development. He is a former Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee. Since May 2010, he has been the Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border, in the county of Cumbria, North West England. Stewart was a senior coalition official in Iraq in 2003–04. He is known for his book about this experience, The Prince of the Marshes, and for his 2002 walk across Afghanistan (one part of a larger walk across Asia), which served as the basis for another book, The Places in Between, as well as his later cultural development work in Afghanistan as the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation, a British charity. Stewart's second book, The Prince of the Marshes, describes his experiences as a Deputy Governorate Co-ordinator in Iraq. It too was critically acclaimed, The New York Times saying "Stewart seems to be living one of the most remarkable lives on record." His books have been translated into French, Spanish, German, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Lithuanian and Bosnian. Stage versions, TV documentaries and film scripts have been optioned. More