Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010 Copyright © Chris Desjardins, 2005 The right of Chris Desjardins to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Published in 2005 by I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd 6 Salem Road, London W2 4BU 175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010 In the United States and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of St. I was lucky to get to know him and to consider him as a mentor as well as a friend. And to the memory of late director Kinji Fukasaku, a great inspiration to anyone daring to think of giving up in the face of adversity.

To my girl, Lynne Margulies, a truly great soulmate in all things, including the creative process. Both my parents have always been loyal, loving and there for me, never turning their backs on me during my extended period of raising hell. Also to my mother, Rosemary, who has had her own gauntlet to run in the last year and has managed to come out the other side.

Desjardins, 1919–2003, who went through hell his last few years and was consequently unable to finish his own book on his pioneering work in electron microscopy (in the field of plant pathology). Dedicated to the memory of my late father, Paul R.

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