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The Passport as Home

By Markovits, Andrei S

The Passport as Home

By Markovits, Andrei S

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This is the story of an illustrious Romanian-born, Hungarian-speaking, Vienna-schooled, Columbia-educated and Harvard-formed middle-class Jewish professor of politics and other subjects. Markovits revels in a rootlessness that offers him comfort, succor, and the inspiration for his life's work. As we follow his quest to find a home, we encounter his engagement with the important political, social and cultural developments of five decades on two continents. We also learn about his musical preferences, from classical to rock; his love of team sports such as soccer, baseball, basketball, and American football; and his devotion to dogs and their rescue. Above all, the book analyzes the travails of emigration the author experienced twice, moving from Romania to Vienna and then from Vienna to New York.
Markovits's Candide-like travels through the ups and downs of post-1945 Europe and America offer a panoramic view of key currents that shaped the second half of the 20th century. By shedding light on the cultural similarities and differences between both continents, the book shows why America fascinated Europeans like Markovits and offered them a home that Europe never did: academic excellence, intellectual openness, cultural diversity, and religious tolerance. America for Markovits was indeed the "beacon on the hill," despite the ugliness of its racism, the prominence of its everyday bigotry, the severity of its growing economic inequality, and the presence of other aspects that mar this worthy experiment's daily existence.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
328
Release Date:
2021-08-19
Publication Date:
2021-08-19
Publisher:
Amsterdam University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9633864216
ISBN13:
9789633864210
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
477 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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