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THE OTHER
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| By: |
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844674169 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844674169 |
| Publisher: |
VERSO BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2009 |
| Pages: |
112 |
| Description: |
Offers a look at the Western idea of the Other - the non-European or non-American. Looking at this concept through the lens of the author's own encounters in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this title traces how the West has understood the Other from classical times to colonialism, from the age of enlightenment to the postmodern global village. |
| Synopsis: |
Ryszard Kapuscinski witnessed and reported on major wars, coups and revolutions as they happened throughout the developing world and global South. In this distillation of his reflections on a lifetime of travel, he takes a fresh look at the Western idea of the Other: the non-European or non-American. Looking at this concept through the lens of his own encounters in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and considering its formative significance for his own work, Kapuciski traces how the West has understood the Other from classical times to colonialism, from the age of enlightenment to the postmodern global village. He observes how today we continue to treat the non-European as an alien and a threat, an object of study that has not yet become a partner in sharing responsibility for the fate of the world. In our globalized but increasingly polarized post-9/11 age, Kapuscinski shows how the Other remains one of the most compelling ideas of our times. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Verso Books |
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Returnable |
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