Some Far and Distant Place - Couverture rigide

Addleton, Jonathan S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0820352578 ISBN 13 : 9780820352572

Editeur : University of Georgia Press, 2017

Synopsis

Born in Pakistan to Baptist missionaries from rural Georgia, Jonathan S. Addleton crossed the borders of race, culture, class, and religion from an early age. Some Far and Distant Place combines family history, social observation, current events, and deeply personal commentary to tell an unusual coming-of-age story that has as much to do with the intersection of cultures as it does with one man's life.

Whether sharing ice cream with a young Benazir Bhutto or selling gospel tracts at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Addleton provides insightful and sometimes hilarious glimpses into the Muslim-Christian encounter through the eyes of a young child. His narrative is rooted in many unlikely sources, including a southern storytelling tradition, Urdu ghazal, revivalist hymnology, and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The natural beauty of the Himalayas also leaves a strong and lasting mark, providing solidity in a confusing world that on occasion seems about to tilt out of control.

This clear-eyed, insightful memoir describes an experience that will become increasingly more common as cultures that once seemed remote and distant are no longer confined within the bounds of a single nation-state.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

JONATHAN S. ADDLETON was born in Murree, Pakistan. He has a B.S. from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. from Tufts University. Currently Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Mongolia, he has also worked as a USAID officer in Pakistan, Yemen, Jordan, South Africa, and Kazakstan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Georgia Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0820352578
• ISBN 13: 9780820352572
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 232