Preface
The idea of preface is intrinsically presumptuous. It assumes that the author is sure about the aims, contents, audience and the possible impact of the book being introduced. It is difficult to be so sure about any work that is not a report or a pamphlet. Everything else is an exploration of the unknown. The very title of this book suggests that it is a journey towards a direction, the destination being an aspiration.
The nature of this work is equally vague. Written in a hurry—in about three months between conceptualisation and completion—it probably lacks academic rigour. Since it relies more on interpretation than reporting, it will be difficult to call it a journalistic work. A collaborative effort to a certain degree, it’s not a ...
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