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The Other

The Other

by RyszardKapuscinski (Author), NealAscherson (Introduction)

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    Paperback 2018

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Synopsis

In our globalised but increasingly polarised age, Kapuscinski shows how the Other remains one of the most compelling ideas of our times. In this reflection on a lifetime of travel, the renown travel writer 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, Kapuscinski traces how the West has understood the Other from classical times to colonialism, from the Age of Enlightenment to the postmodern global village.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 112
 Edition: Reissue
 Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 24 Jul 2018
ISBN 10: 1786635968
ISBN 13: 9781786635969

Media Reviews
Extraordinarily intelligent ... The lectures are as erudite as they are profound ... An astonishingly fresh and perceptive discussion of what identity means today. - Jason Burke, Observer An alternative journey through philosophy, history and anthropology ... a powerful, quasi-religious, meditation on the power of humbling oneself in the face of the unknown. - Independent Kapuscinski's case for humanity to accept and acknowledge `otherness' is cogent and invites further contemplation. - Financial Times Eloquent ... remarkably thoughtful and compressed. - The Washington Post Book World
Author Bio
Ryszard Kapuscinski is the author of, among other titles, Shah of Shahs, Imperium, Shadow of the Sun, and the memoir Travels with Herodotus. His books have been translated into twenty-eight languages. He died in 2007.