The Other

Resumen del libro

The master of literary reportage reflects on the West's encounters with the non-European throughout the ages

Ryszard Kapuscinski witnessed and reported major wars, coups and revolutions as they happened throughout the developing world and global South. In this distillation of his reflections accumulated from a lifetime of travel, he takes a fresh look at the Western idea of the Other: the non-European or non-American.

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 Other from classical times to colonialism, from the age of enlightenment to the postmodern global village. He observes how today we continue to treat the non-European as an a lien and a threat, an object of study that has not yet become a partner in sharing responsibility for the fate of the world. In our globalised but increasingly polarised post-9/11 age, Kapuscinski shows how the Other remains one of the most compelling ideas of our times.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p Ryszard Kapux{0026} x0015B;cix{0026} x00144;ski (Polonia, 1932-2007), Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Comunicación y Humanidades, publicó en Anagrama x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em La jungla polaca, Estrellas negras, Cristo con un fusil al hombro, Un día más con vida, El Emperador, La guerra del fútbol, El Sha, El Imperio, Ébano, Los cínicos no sirven para este oficio, Lapidarium IV, El mundo de hoy, Viajes con Heródotox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Encuentro con el Otro. x{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong Entre sus nume rosos galardones figura el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Comunicación y Humanidades, concedido en 2003.x{0026}lt;/p