Author: Pauline Kaldas
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1610754190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
This collection of twenty stories delves into the lives of Egyptian characters, from those living in Egypt to those who have immigrated to the United States. With subtle and eloquent prose, the complexities of these characters are revealed, opening a door into their intimate struggles with identity and place. We meet people who are tempted by the possibilities of America and others who are tempted by the desire to return home. Some are in the throes of re-creating themselves in the new world while others seem to be embedded in the loss of their homeland. Many of these characters, although physically located in either the United States or Egypt, have lives that embrace both cultures. "A Game of Chance" follows the actions of a young man when he wins the immigration lottery and then must decide whether or not to change his life. "Cumin and Coriander" takes us inside a woman's thoughts as she tries to come to terms with the path her life has taken while working as a cook for American expatriates in Egypt. "The Top" enters the mind of a man whose immigration results in a loss of identity and sanity. These compelling stories pull us into the lives of many different characters and offer us striking insights into the Arab American experience.
The Time Between Places
Author: Pauline Kaldas
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1610754190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
This collection of twenty stories delves into the lives of Egyptian characters, from those living in Egypt to those who have immigrated to the United States. With subtle and eloquent prose, the complexities of these characters are revealed, opening a door into their intimate struggles with identity and place. We meet people who are tempted by the possibilities of America and others who are tempted by the desire to return home. Some are in the throes of re-creating themselves in the new world while others seem to be embedded in the loss of their homeland. Many of these characters, although physically located in either the United States or Egypt, have lives that embrace both cultures. "A Game of Chance" follows the actions of a young man when he wins the immigration lottery and then must decide whether or not to change his life. "Cumin and Coriander" takes us inside a woman's thoughts as she tries to come to terms with the path her life has taken while working as a cook for American expatriates in Egypt. "The Top" enters the mind of a man whose immigration results in a loss of identity and sanity. These compelling stories pull us into the lives of many different characters and offer us striking insights into the Arab American experience.
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1610754190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
This collection of twenty stories delves into the lives of Egyptian characters, from those living in Egypt to those who have immigrated to the United States. With subtle and eloquent prose, the complexities of these characters are revealed, opening a door into their intimate struggles with identity and place. We meet people who are tempted by the possibilities of America and others who are tempted by the desire to return home. Some are in the throes of re-creating themselves in the new world while others seem to be embedded in the loss of their homeland. Many of these characters, although physically located in either the United States or Egypt, have lives that embrace both cultures. "A Game of Chance" follows the actions of a young man when he wins the immigration lottery and then must decide whether or not to change his life. "Cumin and Coriander" takes us inside a woman's thoughts as she tries to come to terms with the path her life has taken while working as a cook for American expatriates in Egypt. "The Top" enters the mind of a man whose immigration results in a loss of identity and sanity. These compelling stories pull us into the lives of many different characters and offer us striking insights into the Arab American experience.
In Between Places
Author: David L. Mahan
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Transition in life can be extremely challenging and stressful, especially when we attempt to go through these arduous periods alone. The In-Between Places provides biblical advice on how to navigate transitional seasons in life with faith and focus, resulting in abiding peace.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Transition in life can be extremely challenging and stressful, especially when we attempt to go through these arduous periods alone. The In-Between Places provides biblical advice on how to navigate transitional seasons in life with faith and focus, resulting in abiding peace.
Navigation in Theory and Practice
Author: Henry Evers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385248248
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385248248
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Moving Places
Author: Nataša Gregorič Bon
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1785332430
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Moving Places draws together contributions from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, exploring practices and experiences of movement, non-movement, and place-making. The book centers on “moving places”: places with locations that are not fixed but relative. Locations appearing to be reasonably stable, such as home and homeland, are in fact always subject to practices, imaginaries, and politics of movement. Bringing together original ethnographic contributions with a clear theoretical focus, this volume spans the fields of anthropology, human geography, migration, and border studies, and serves as teaching material in related programs.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1785332430
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Moving Places draws together contributions from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, exploring practices and experiences of movement, non-movement, and place-making. The book centers on “moving places”: places with locations that are not fixed but relative. Locations appearing to be reasonably stable, such as home and homeland, are in fact always subject to practices, imaginaries, and politics of movement. Bringing together original ethnographic contributions with a clear theoretical focus, this volume spans the fields of anthropology, human geography, migration, and border studies, and serves as teaching material in related programs.
Philosophy and Geography III
Author: Andrew Light
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847690954
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Places are today subject to contrary tendencies. They lose some functions, which may scale up to fewer more centralized places, or down to numerous more dispersed places, and they gain other functions, which are scaling up and down from other places. This prompts premature prophecies of the abolition of space and the obsolescence of place. At the same time, a growing literature testifies to the persistence of place as an incorrigible aspect of human experience, identity, and morality. Place is a common ground for thought and action, a community of experienced particulars that avoids solipsism and universalism. It draws us into the philosophy of the ordinary, into familiarity as a form of knowledge, into the wisdom of proximity. Each of these essays offers a philosophy of place, and reminds us that such philosophies ultimately decide how we make, use, and understand places, whether as accidents, instruments, or fields of care.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847690954
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Places are today subject to contrary tendencies. They lose some functions, which may scale up to fewer more centralized places, or down to numerous more dispersed places, and they gain other functions, which are scaling up and down from other places. This prompts premature prophecies of the abolition of space and the obsolescence of place. At the same time, a growing literature testifies to the persistence of place as an incorrigible aspect of human experience, identity, and morality. Place is a common ground for thought and action, a community of experienced particulars that avoids solipsism and universalism. It draws us into the philosophy of the ordinary, into familiarity as a form of knowledge, into the wisdom of proximity. Each of these essays offers a philosophy of place, and reminds us that such philosophies ultimately decide how we make, use, and understand places, whether as accidents, instruments, or fields of care.
A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Knowledge ... Illustrated with ... Engravings [and Maps.]
Author: Alexander Jamieson (A.M., LL.D.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Language, Brain, and Cognitive Development
Author: Jacques Mehler
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262041973
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
The contributions to this collection assess the progress of cognitive science. The questions addressed include: What have we learned or not learned about language, brain, and cognition? Where are we now? Where have we failed? Where have we succeeded?
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262041973
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
The contributions to this collection assess the progress of cognitive science. The questions addressed include: What have we learned or not learned about language, brain, and cognition? Where are we now? Where have we failed? Where have we succeeded?
A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Knowledge Comprising the Pure Sciences of Mathematics, Geometry, Arithmetic, Algebra, &c., the Mixed Sciences of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Optics, and Astronomy, Experimental Philosophy ... by Alexander Jamieson
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Astronomia Accurata; Or the Royal Astronomer and Navigator
Author: Robert Heath
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
What Are the Arts and Sciences?
Author: Dan Rockmore
Publisher: Dartmouth College Press
ISBN: 1512601039
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
What constitutes the study of philosophy or physics? What exactly does an anthropologist do, or a geologist or historian? In short, what are the arts and sciences? While many of us have been to college and many aspire to go, we may still wonder just what the various disciplines represent and how they interact. What are their origins, methods, applications, and unique challenges? What kind of people elect to go into each of these fields, and what are the big issues that motivate them? Curious to explore these questions himself, Dartmouth College professor and mathematician Dan Rockmore asked his colleagues to explain their fields and what it is that they do. The result is an accessible, entertaining, and enlightening survey of the ideas and subjects that contribute to a liberal education. The book offers a doorway to the arts and sciences for anyone intrigued by the vast world of ideas.
Publisher: Dartmouth College Press
ISBN: 1512601039
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
What constitutes the study of philosophy or physics? What exactly does an anthropologist do, or a geologist or historian? In short, what are the arts and sciences? While many of us have been to college and many aspire to go, we may still wonder just what the various disciplines represent and how they interact. What are their origins, methods, applications, and unique challenges? What kind of people elect to go into each of these fields, and what are the big issues that motivate them? Curious to explore these questions himself, Dartmouth College professor and mathematician Dan Rockmore asked his colleagues to explain their fields and what it is that they do. The result is an accessible, entertaining, and enlightening survey of the ideas and subjects that contribute to a liberal education. The book offers a doorway to the arts and sciences for anyone intrigued by the vast world of ideas.