Tea Time with Terrorists: A Motorcycle Journey into the Heart of Sri Lanka's Civil War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781593762759)

A journalist's travelogue of war-torn Sri Lanka "brings refreshing clarity and enlightenment" to our understanding of terrorism (Robert Young Pelton).

Armed with a map and a motorcycle, Mark Stephen Meadows ventures to Sri Lanka's war zone to interview terrorists, generals, and heroin dealers on their own terms. He seeks only to understand the conflict and witness the civil war's effects on the country. As he travels north through Colombo, Kandy, and the damaged city of Jaffna, Meadows discovers an island of beauty and abundance ground down by three decades of war. He is invited into an ancient culture where he learns to trap an elephant, weave rope from coconut husks, cast out devils, and even have afternoon tea with terrorists.

Meadow's story and take on the war focuses on the interconnectedness of globalization, the media, and modern terrorism in what Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, calls "an excellent undertaking."

Author: Mark Stephen Meadows
ISBN-10: 1593762755
ISBN-13: 9781593762759
Publisher: Catapult
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2010
Booklist 05/01/2010 pg. 65
Library Journal 05/15/2010 pg. 85