The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War - Couverture rigide

Merrill, Christopher

 
9781571313058: The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War
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ISBN 10 : 1571313052 ISBN 13 : 9781571313058
Editeur : Milkweed Editions, 2011

Synopsis

Composed in the key of terror, The Tree of the Doves offers an engaging account of Christopher Merrill's travels to distant parts of the world. From jungle to desert to sea, from cities to ruins, he explores how history is shaped by ceremonies, expeditions, and wars.

He observes the performance of a banned ritual in Malaysia, retraces Saint-John Perse's epic journey from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar, and tours the Levant in the wake of the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Encountering a wide range of people along the way--artists and politicians, soldiers and refugees--Merrill is as attentive to their individuality as he is attuned to the historical, social, and cultural situations in which they find themselves.

In three extended essays, he poses fundamental but nonetheless provocative questions­­--Where do we come from? Where are we going? What shall we do?--which lead him to conclude that the changes we are witnessing now presage the end of one order and the creation of another.

Lively and insightful, empathetic and illuminating, The Tree of the Doves is an important book, as contemporary as it is timeless.

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Éditeur
Milkweed Editions
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1571313052
ISBN 13 
9781571313058
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9781571313386: The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1571313389 ISBN 13 :  9781571313386
Editeur : Milkweed Editions, 2013
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