Name: The Other
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Author: Ryszard Kapuściński
ISBN: 9781786635969

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ryszard Kapuściński

Publisher

Verso

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

112

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781786635969

Synopsis "The Other "

The master of literary reportage reflects on the West’s encounters with the non-EuropeanIn this distillation of reflections accumulated from a lifetime of travel, Ryszard Kapuscinski takes a fresh look at the Western idea of the Other. 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, Kapuscinski traces how the West has understood the non-European from classical times to the present day. He observes how in the twenty-first century we continue to treat the residents of the Global South as hostile aliens, objects of study rather than full partners sharing responsibility for the fate of humankind.In our globalised but increasingly polarised world, Kapuscinski shows how the Other remains one of the most compelling ideas of our times.

Ryszard Kapuściński

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Ryszard Kapuściński (Poland, 1932-2007) was a foreign correspondent until 1981. Since 1987, Anagrama has published The Polish Jungle, Black Stars, Christ with a Rifle on His Shoulder, Another Day of Life, The Emperor, The Soccer War, The Shah, The Empire, Ebony, Cynics are Not Suitable for This Profession, Lapidarium IV, Today's World, Travels with Herodotus, and Encounter with the Other. Among his numerous awards is the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, awarded in 2003.

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