The Other
A Writing, History, Nonfiction book. Every one of us living on this planet is an Other in...
In 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...
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- Pages: 100 pages
- ISBN: 9781844673285 / 1844673286
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It is the situation, the circumstances, the context, that decide whether we see a person as enemy or as partner at any given moment. The Other can be both of these, and that is the basis of his changeable, elusive nature, his contradictory behaviour, whose motives he himself is sometimes incapable of understanding. Ryszard Kapuciski, The Other When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself Ryszard Kapuciski, The Other Every one of us living on this planet is an Other in the view of Others - I am in their view, and they are in mine. Ryszard Kapuciski, The Other
While only 90 pages, this book probes deep at what it means to be "other." I enjoyed most of it though really only came across a few pages that made me stop and reflect on the author's analysis or philosophy. I actually disagreed with some of Kapuscinski's definitions or examples used to justify the European "othering" tendencies. Overall,... Anagrama tiene la costumbre de estirar las referencias de sus autores publicando cualquier cosa que haya salido de su pluma. Lo hace con Auster y, desde que se le concedi el Prncipe de Asturias y falleci, lo est haciendo con Kapscinski. Este libro recoge varias conferencias del periodista que, en su mayora, datan de los aos noventa.... Un tratado del hombre y la relacin con otros (Otros) como medio para reafirmarse; el contacto con todo el mundo como ltimo fin. Una alegre sntesis de la historia antropolgica, una claroscura caminata hacia un intento de hallarle bondad al ser humano. Cada uno de esos Otros que encontramos en nuestros periplos por el mundo parece llevar...
