Bild 1 von 1
Galerie
Bild 1 von 1
Dancing Bears : True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life under Tyranny NEW
US $9,95
Ca.EUR 8,58
Artikelzustand:
- Sofort-KaufenDancing Bears : True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life under Tyranny NEW
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Versand:
US $2,99 (ca. EUR 2,58) USPS Media MailTM.
Standort: Gainesville, Florida, USA
Lieferung:
Lieferung zwischen Do, 4. Dez und Di, 9. Dez nach 94104 bei heutigem Zahlungseingang
Rücknahme:
30 Tage Rückgabe. Käufer zahlt Rückversand. Wenn Sie ein eBay-Versandetikett verwenden, werden die Kosten dafür von Ihrer Rückerstattung abgezogen.
Zahlungen:
Sicher einkaufen
- Gratis Rückversand im Inland
- Punkte für jeden Kauf und Verkauf
- Exklusive Plus-Deals
Info zum Artikel
Der Verkäufer ist für dieses Angebot verantwortlich.
eBay-Artikelnr.:155571459281
Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- ISBN
- 9780143129745
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143129740
ISBN-13
9780143129745
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239882344
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dancing Bears : True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life under Tyranny
Number of Pages
262 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Europe / Eastern, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Developing & Emerging Countries, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, Social History, Animals / Bears, Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-043107
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma "Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szablowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it." -- Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny, Black Earth, and Bloodlands, "Utterly original . . . Provokes a far-reaching and unresolved conversation about what freedom might really mean." -- The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "[A] jewel of a book . . . Szablowski writes in a simple, vivid style . . . with [a] fine sense of the comic and the absurd. . . . His allegory is humorous, ironic, frequently absurd, and sometimes dark, but always full of understanding and compassion for its subjects, both human and animal. . . . The great strength of his book is its nuanced understanding of the reasons why so many people are nostalgic for the way of life they lost when Soviet communism disappeared. . . . Anxious and confused, they are not used to thinking or working for themselves. They yearn for the old certainties. Perhaps, in the end, human beings are more like bears than we imagine." -- Orlando Figes, The New York Review of Books "Fascinating . . . A set of case studies full of tensions and contradictions." -- The New Republic "A rattling good read . . . Vivid, skillfully crafted reportage from the wilder corners of the postcommunist world . . . Dancing Bears . . . is never dull. This is Tom Wolfe meets Franz Kafka, or perhaps a Milan Kundera remake of Dances With Wolves. " -- Timothy Garton Ash, Foreign Affairs "Universal truths about animal behavior, including our own." -- Ari Shapiro, NPR's Guide to 2018's Great Reads "Wry and warm . . . [One of] my favorite books of 2018." -- Annalisa Quinn, WBUR "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "One of the truest and most beautiful things I've read." -- Tim Flannery, bestselling author of The Weather Makers "Should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the growing appeal of authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe today . . . Combining black humor with lyrical prose, Szablowski brilliantly captures the tragic disorientation of men and women whose lives were bifurcated by the sudden collapse of Communism and ruthless onslaught of neoliberal capitalism. . . . A poignant allegory about the human costs of regime change." -- Kristen Ghodsee, author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism and Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism "A fascinating and wide-ranging book that shows how, across different and diverse species, old habits die slowly, if at all. Humans, like other animals, often don't know when they've gained freedom because conditions of oppression have become the norm and they're unable to adjust to a newfound lack of restraint. Szablowski's clever and metaphorical use of dancing bears to make this point is beautifully done." -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; coauthor of The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Age of Humans "What a gem of a book. . . . So eloquent and original about the psychological transition from regimes." -- Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University "Fascinating." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A brisk narrative [and] a surprising look at societies grappling with profound change." -- Kirkus Reviews "Heartrending . . . A sharply drawn account." -- Publishers Weekly "A fascinating portrait of social and economic upheaval and a lesson in the challenges of freedom and the seductions of authoritarian rule." -- The Awl, "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szablowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it." -- Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny, Black Earth, and Bloodlands "A poignant allegory about the human costs of regime change. Combining black humor with lyrical prose, Szablowski brilliantly captures the tragic disorientation of men and women whose lives were bifurcated by the sudden collapse of Communism and ruthless onslaught of neoliberal capitalism. Dancing Bears should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the growing appeal of authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe today." -- Kristen Ghodsee, author of Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism "A fascinating and wide-ranging book that shows how, across different and diverse species, old habits die slowly, if at all. Humans, like other animals, often don't know when they've gained freedom because conditions of oppression have become the norm and they're unable to adjust to a newfound lack of restraint. Szablowski's clever and metaphorical use of dancing bears to make this point is beautifully done." -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; coauthor of The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Age of Humans "Heartrending . . . A sharply drawn account of people in 'newly free societies' who long for life to be the same as it was in the unfree past . . . Connected by the allegory of performing bears, Szablowski's melancholy personality studies underscore freedom's challenges and the seductions of authoritarian rule." -- Publishers Weekly, Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award "Utterly original . . . Provokes a far-reaching and unresolved conversation about what freedom might really mean." -- The New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice) "[A] jewel of a book . . . Szablowski writes in a simple, vivid style . . . with [a] fine sense of the comic and the absurd. . . . His allegory is humorous, ironic, frequently absurd, and sometimes dark, but always full of understanding and compassion for its subjects, both human and animal. . . . The great strength of his book is its nuanced understanding of the reasons why so many people are nostalgic for the way of life they lost when Soviet communism disappeared. . . . Anxious and confused, they are not used to thinking or working for themselves. They yearn for the old certainties. Perhaps, in the end, human beings are more like bears than we imagine." -- Orlando Figes, The New York Review of Books "Fascinating . . . A set of case studies full of tensions and contradictions." -- The New Republic "A rattling good read . . . Vivid, skillfully crafted reportage from the wilder corners of the postcommunist world . . . Dancing Bears . . . is never dull. This is Tom Wolfe meets Franz Kafka, or perhaps a Milan Kundera remake of Dances with Wolves. " -- Timothy Garton Ash, Foreign Affairs "Universal truths about animal behavior, including our own." -- Ari Shapiro, NPR''s Guide to 2018''s Great Reads "Wry and warm . . . [One of] my favorite books of 2018." -- Annalisa Quinn, WBUR "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "One of the truest and most beautiful things I''ve read." -- Tim Flannery, bestselling author of The Weather Makers "Should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the growing appeal of authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe today . . . Combining black humor with lyrical prose, Szablowski brilliantly captures the tragic disorientation of men and women whose lives were bifurcated by the sudden collapse of Communism and ruthless onslaught of neoliberal capitalism. . . . A poignant allegory about the human costs of regime change." -- Kristen Ghodsee, author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism and Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism "A fascinating and wide-ranging book that shows how, across different and diverse species, old habits die slowly, if at all. Humans, like other animals, often don''t know when they''ve gained freedom because conditions of oppression have become the norm and they''re unable to adjust to a newfound lack of restraint. Szablowski''s clever and metaphorical use of dancing bears to make this point is beautifully done." -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; coauthor of The Animals'' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Age of Humans "What a gem of a book. . . . So eloquent and original about the psychological transition from regimes." -- Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University "Fascinating." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A brisk narrative [and] a surprising look at societies grappling with profound change." -- Kirkus Reviews "Heartrending . . . A sharply drawn account." -- Publishers Weekly "A fascinating portrait of social and economic upheaval and a lesson in the challenges of freedom and the seductions of authoritarian rule." -- The Awl, Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award "Utterly original . . . Provokes a far-reaching and unresolved conversation about what freedom might really mean." -- The New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice) "[A] jewel of a book . . . Szablowski writes in a simple, vivid style . . . with [a] fine sense of the comic and the absurd. . . . His allegory is humorous, ironic, frequently absurd, and sometimes dark, but always full of understanding and compassion for its subjects, both human and animal. . . . The great strength of his book is its nuanced understanding of the reasons why so many people are nostalgic for the way of life they lost when Soviet communism disappeared. . . . Anxious and confused, they are not used to thinking or working for themselves. They yearn for the old certainties. Perhaps, in the end, human beings are more like bears than we imagine." -- Orlando Figes, The New York Review of Books "Fascinating . . . A set of case studies full of tensions and contradictions." -- The New Republic "A rattling good read . . . Vivid, skillfully crafted reportage from the wilder corners of the postcommunist world . . . Dancing Bears . . . is never dull. This is Tom Wolfe meets Franz Kafka, or perhaps a Milan Kundera remake of Dances With Wolves. " -- Timothy Garton Ash, Foreign Affairs "Universal truths about animal behavior, including our own." -- Ari Shapiro, NPR''s Guide to 2018''s Great Reads "Wry and warm . . . [One of] my favorite books of 2018." -- Annalisa Quinn, WBUR "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "One of the truest and most beautiful things I''ve read." -- Tim Flannery, bestselling author of The Weather Makers "Should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the growing appeal of authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe today . . . Combining black humor with lyrical prose, Szablowski brilliantly captures the tragic disorientation of men and women whose lives were bifurcated by the sudden collapse of Communism and ruthless onslaught of neoliberal capitalism. . . . A poignant allegory about the human costs of regime change." -- Kristen Ghodsee, author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism and Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism "A fascinating and wide-ranging book that shows how, across different and diverse species, old habits die slowly, if at all. Humans, like other animals, often don''t know when they''ve gained freedom because conditions of oppression have become the norm and they''re unable to adjust to a newfound lack of restraint. Szablowski''s clever and metaphorical use of dancing bears to make this point is beautifully done." -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; coauthor of The Animals'' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Age of Humans "What a gem of a book. . . . So eloquent and original about the psychological transition from regimes." -- Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University "Fascinating." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A brisk narrative [and] a surprising look at societies grappling with profound change." -- Kirkus Reviews "Heartrending . . . A sharply drawn account." -- Publishers Weekly "A fascinating portrait of social and economic upheaval and a lesson in the challenges of freedom and the seductions of authoritarian rule." -- The Awl, "Utterly original . . . Provokes a far-reaching and unresolved conversation about what freedom might really mean." -- The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "[A] jewel of a book . . . Szablowski writes in a simple, vivid style . . . with [a] fine sense of the comic and the absurd. . . . His allegory is humorous, ironic, frequently absurd, and sometimes dark, but always full of understanding and compassion for its subjects, both human and animal. . . . The great strength of his book is its nuanced understanding of the reasons why so many people are nostalgic for the way of life they lost when Soviet communism disappeared. . . . Anxious and confused, they are not used to thinking or working for themselves. They yearn for the old certainties. Perhaps, in the end, human beings are more like bears than we imagine." -- Orlando Figes, The New York Review of Books "Fascinating . . . A set of case studies full of tensions and contradictions." -- The New Republic "Universal truths about animal behavior, including our own." -- Ari Shapiro, NPR's Guide to 2018's Great Reads "Wry and warm . . . [One of] my favorite books of 2018." -- Annalisa Quinn, WBUR "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "One of the truest and most beautiful things I've read." -- Tim Flannery, bestselling author of The Weather Makers "Should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the growing appeal of authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe today . . . Combining black humor with lyrical prose, Szablowski brilliantly captures the tragic disorientation of men and women whose lives were bifurcated by the sudden collapse of Communism and ruthless onslaught of neoliberal capitalism. . . . A poignant allegory about the human costs of regime change." -- Kristen Ghodsee, author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism and Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism "A fascinating and wide-ranging book that shows how, across different and diverse species, old habits die slowly, if at all. Humans, like other animals, often don't know when they've gained freedom because conditions of oppression have become the norm and they're unable to adjust to a newfound lack of restraint. Szablowski's clever and metaphorical use of dancing bears to make this point is beautifully done." -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; coauthor of The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Age of Humans "What a gem of a book. . . . So eloquent and original about the psychological transition from regimes." -- Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University "Fascinating." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A brisk narrative [and] a surprising look at societies grappling with profound change." -- Kirkus Reviews "Heartrending . . . A sharply drawn account." -- Publishers Weekly "A fascinating portrait of social and economic upheaval and a lesson in the challenges of freedom and the seductions of authoritarian rule." -- The Awl, "Witold Szabłowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma "Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szabłowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it." -- Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny, Black Earth, and Bloodlands, "Utterly original . . . Provokes a far-reaching and unresolved conversation about what freedom might really mean." -- The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "Fascinating . . . A set of case studies full of tensions and contradictions." -- The New Republic "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "One of the truest and most beautiful things I've read." -- Tim Flannery, bestselling author of The Weather Makers "Should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the growing appeal of authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe today . . . Combining black humor with lyrical prose, Szablowski brilliantly captures the tragic disorientation of men and women whose lives were bifurcated by the sudden collapse of Communism and ruthless onslaught of neoliberal capitalism. . . . A poignant allegory about the human costs of regime change." -- Kristen Ghodsee, author of Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism "A fascinating and wide-ranging book that shows how, across different and diverse species, old habits die slowly, if at all. Humans, like other animals, often don't know when they've gained freedom because conditions of oppression have become the norm and they're unable to adjust to a newfound lack of restraint. Szablowski's clever and metaphorical use of dancing bears to make this point is beautifully done." -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; coauthor of The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Age of Humans "What a gem of a book. . . . So eloquent and original about the psychological transition from regimes." -- Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University "Fascinating." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A brisk narrative [and] a surprising look at societies grappling with profound change." -- Kirkus Reviews "Heartrending . . . A sharply drawn account." -- Publishers Weekly "A fascinating portrait of social and economic upheaval and a lesson in the challenges of freedom and the seductions of authoritarian rule." -- The Awl, "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szablowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it." -- Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny, Black Earth, and Bloodlands, "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "Should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the growing appeal of authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe today . . . Combining black humor with lyrical prose, Szablowski brilliantly captures the tragic disorientation of men and women whose lives were bifurcated by the sudden collapse of Communism and ruthless onslaught of neoliberal capitalism. . . . A poignant allegory about the human costs of regime change." -- Kristen Ghodsee, author of Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism "A fascinating and wide-ranging book that shows how, across different and diverse species, old habits die slowly, if at all. Humans, like other animals, often don't know when they've gained freedom because conditions of oppression have become the norm and they're unable to adjust to a newfound lack of restraint. Szablowski's clever and metaphorical use of dancing bears to make this point is beautifully done." -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; coauthor of The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Age of Humans "What a gem of a book. . . . So eloquent and original about the psychological transition from regimes." -- Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University "A brisk narrative [and] a surprising look at societies grappling with profound change." -- Kirkus Reviews "Heartrending . . . A sharply drawn account." -- Publishers Weekly, "Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel." -- Ian Buruma, author of Year Zero and Murder in Amsterdam "Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szablowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it." -- Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny, Black Earth, and Bloodlands "Should be required reading for anyone hoping to understand the growing appeal of authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe today . . . Combining black humor with lyrical prose, Szablowski brilliantly captures the tragic disorientation of men and women whose lives were bifurcated by the sudden collapse of Communism and ruthless onslaught of neoliberal capitalism. . . . A poignant allegory about the human costs of regime change." -- Kristen Ghodsee, author of Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism "A fascinating and wide-ranging book that shows how, across different and diverse species, old habits die slowly, if at all. Humans, like other animals, often don't know when they've gained freedom because conditions of oppression have become the norm and they're unable to adjust to a newfound lack of restraint. Szablowski's clever and metaphorical use of dancing bears to make this point is beautifully done." -- Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado; coauthor of The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Age of Humans "A brisk narrative [and] a surprising look at societies grappling with profound change." -- Kirkus Reviews "Heartrending . . . A sharply drawn account." -- Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal
306.0905
Synopsis
*As heard on NPR's All Things Considered * "Utterly original." -- The New York Times Book Review "Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szablowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it." -- Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny and The Road to Unfreedom An award-winning journalist's incisive, humorous, and heartbreaking account of people in formerly Communist countries holding fast to their former lives For hundreds of years, Bulgarian Gypsies trained bears to dance, welcoming them into their families and taking them on the road to perform. In the early 2000s, with the fall of Communism, they were forced to release the bears into a wildlife refuge. But even today, whenever the bears see a human, they still get up on their hind legs to dance. In the tradition of Ryszard Kapuscioski, award-winning Polish journalist Witold Szablowski uncovers remarkable stories of people throughout Eastern Europe and in Cuba who, like Bulgaria's dancing bears, are now free but who seem nostalgic for the time when they were not. His on-the-ground reporting--of smuggling a car into Ukraine, hitchhiking through Kosovo as it declares independence, arguing with Stalin-adoring tour guides at the Stalin Museum, sleeping in London's Victoria Station alongside a homeless woman from Poland, and giving taxi rides to Cubans fearing for the life of Fidel Castro--provides a fascinating portrait of social and economic upheaval and a lesson in the challenges of freedom and the seductions of authoritarian rule. From the Introduction: "Guys with wacky hair who promise a great deal have been springing up in our part of the world like mushrooms after rain. And people go running after them, like bears after their keepers. . . . Fear of a changing world, and longing for someone . . . who will promise that life will be the same as it was in the past, are not confined to Regime-Change Land. In half the West, empty promises are made, wrapped in shiny paper like candy. And for this candy, people are happy to get up on their hind legs and dance.", *As heard on NPR's All Things Considered * "Utterly original." -- The New York Times Book Review "Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr. Szablowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it." -- Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny and The Road to Unfreedom An incisive, humorous, and heartbreaking account of people in formerly Communist countries holding fast to their former lives, by the acclaimed author of How to Feed a Dictator and What's Cooking in the Kremlin For hundreds of years, Bulgarian Gypsies trained bears to dance, welcoming them into their families and taking them on the road to perform. In the early 2000s, with the fall of Communism, they were forced to release the bears into a wildlife refuge. But even today, whenever the bears see a human, they still get up on their hind legs to dance. In the tradition of Ryszard Kapuscioski, award-winning Polish journalist Witold Szablowski uncovers remarkable stories of people throughout Eastern Europe and in Cuba who, like Bulgaria's dancing bears, are now free but who seem nostalgic for the time when they were not. His on-the-ground reporting--of smuggling a car into Ukraine, hitchhiking through Kosovo as it declares independence, arguing with Stalin-adoring tour guides at the Stalin Museum, sleeping in London's Victoria Station alongside a homeless woman from Poland, and giving taxi rides to Cubans fearing for the life of Fidel Castro--provides a fascinating portrait of social and economic upheaval and a lesson in the challenges of freedom and the seductions of authoritarian rule. From the Introduction: "Guys with wacky hair who promise a great deal have been springing up in our part of the world like mushrooms after rain. And people go running after them, like bears after their keepers. . . . Fear of a changing world, and longing for someone . . . who will promise that life will be the same as it was in the past, are not confined to Regime-Change Land. In half the West, empty promises are made, wrapped in shiny paper like candy. And for this candy, people are happy to get up on their hind legs and dance."
LC Classification Number
DR93.43.S9313 2018
Artikelbeschreibung des Verkäufers
Rechtliche Informationen des Verkäufers
Info zu diesem Verkäufer
Come and Gettem Textbooks
96,8% positive Bewertungen•2.518 Artikel verkauft
Angemeldet als gewerblicher Verkäufer
Verkäuferbewertungen (338)
- a***7 (85)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufFast delivery - product as expectedPractical Business Statistics by Michael R. Wagner and Andrew F. Siegel GOOD (Nr. 167702861988)
- c***3 (15)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufThanks so much! Quick shipping! Thanks
- 7***3 (0)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Vor über einem JahrBestätigter KaufItem arrived fast and came as described, only had minor damage on the cover but think is was from shipping , probably just needed a bit more wrapping, but other than that all goodIntroduction to Quantum Mechanics by Griffiths, David J. BRAND NEW (Nr. 156364541432)
Noch mehr entdecken:
- Life Nachrichten Zeitschriften,
- Shades-of-Grey-Belletristik - Bücher,
- New Age Sachbuch Bücher,
- Masters of the Universe Jugendliche Hörbücher und Hörspiele,
- Erwachsene Masters of the Universe Hörbücher und Hörspiele,
- El-James-Shades-of - Grey-Belletristik-Bücher,
- Masters of the Universe Jugendliche Hörbücher und Hörspiele,
- Shades-of-Grey-Taschenbuch - Belletristik-Bücher,
- Erwachsene Masters of the Universe Hörbücher und Hörspiele,
- Masters of the Universe Buchreihe Hörbücher und Hörspiele mit Kinder- & Jugendliteratur