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The other / Ryszard Kapuscinski ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ; with an introduction by Neal Ascherson

By:

Kapuscinski, Ryszard

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Verso , 2008.Description: 100 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781844673285

Uniform titles:

Ten inny . English

Subject(s):

East and West

DDC classification:

909.08 KAP

LOC classification:

CB251 .K334 2008

Summary: Kapuscinski (1932-2007) was for decades Poland's most celebrated foreign correspondent, covering some 50 countries for the Polish Press Agency. Since 1965, he focused especially on major wars and revolutions in the developing world and global South. For Poland, he was a principal source of news about the world beyond their closed society. This collection includes four of his speeches on the concept of the "Other." His observations are sobering: "an encounter with Others is not a simple, automatic thing, but involves will and an effort that not everyone is always ready to undertake." Kapuscinski's world view is idealistic and pragmatic, making room for historical forces and personal trauma while dealing with the Other in real-world and existential terms A knowing, thought-provoking and hopeful examination of a perennial theme

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	909.08 KAP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		013645

"First published as Ten inny, Wydawnicto Znak, Kraków 2006"--T.p. verso.

Translated from the Polish.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Kapuscinski (1932-2007) was for decades Poland's most celebrated foreign correspondent, covering some 50 countries for the Polish Press Agency. Since 1965, he focused especially on major wars and revolutions in the developing world and global South. For Poland, he was a principal source of news about the world beyond their closed society. This collection includes four of his speeches on the concept of the "Other." His observations are sobering: "an encounter with Others is not a simple, automatic thing, but involves will and an effort that not everyone is always ready to undertake." Kapuscinski's world view is idealistic and pragmatic, making room for historical forces and personal trauma while dealing with the Other in real-world and existential terms A knowing, thought-provoking and hopeful examination of a perennial theme

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