Hello, Stranger: Stories of Connection in a Divided World - Couverture souple

Buckingham, Will

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1783785667 ISBN 13 : 9781783785667

Editeur : Granta Books, 2022

Synopsis

We navigate our interactions with strangers according to a host of unwritten rules, rituals and (sometimes awkward) attempts at politeness. But what if the people we meet were not a problem, but a gift?

When philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham's partner died, he sought solace in throwing open the door to new people. Now, as we reflect on our experiences of the pandemic and its enforced separations, and as global migration figures ever more prominently in our collective future, Buckingham brings together insights from philosophy, anthropology, history and literature to explore how our traditions of meeting the other can mitigate the issues of our time.

Taking in stories of loneliness, exile and friendship from classical times to the modern day, and alighting in adapting communities from Birmingham to Myanmar, Hello, Stranger asks: how do we set aside our instinctive xenophobia - fear of outsiders - and embrace our equally natural philoxenia - love of strangers and newness?

For readers of Rutger Bregman and Adam Philips, a timely, humane and uplifting exploration of how our history of welcoming strangers can offer a vital antidote to our increasingly atomised world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Will Buckingham is a wandering academic with a PHD in a philosophy and an MA in anthropology, who splits his time between Burma and Britain. He has previously published several books including fiction, philosophy and children's books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Granta Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1783785667
• ISBN 13: 9781783785667
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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