In the global village that our world has become, travel and technology fuel each other and us. "Everywhere is made up of everywhere else," motion is our most constant state of being, our very souls have been put into circulation. Yet, as Pico Iyer points out in his fresh, acutely observant, and witty new book, even a global person must have a home. Using his own multicultural upbringing (Indian, American, British) as a point of departure, Iyer sets out on a journey - both physical and psychological - toward a definition of home in this world gone mobile. He travels: to Los Angeles International Airport, where town life (shops, services, sociability) is available without a town; to Hong Kong, where hotels are self-contained communities; to Toronto, made cosmopolitan by its emigre population; to Atlanta, where the Olympic Village unintentionally commemorates the mass-produced universalism that shapes the games; to England, where the effects of empire-as-global-village are still being sorted out; and, to Japan, where Iyer unexpectedly, and finally, finds a home for himself.
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In the global village that our world has become, travel and technology fuel each other and us. Here, the author uses his own multicultural upbringing (Indian, American, British) as a point of departure, and describes a journey - both physical and psychological - toward a definition of home in this world gone mobile.
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'This is definitely the book to take on holiday along with your essential oils and gingko biloba memory pills' TATLER 'Wise and subtle, Iyer wears his erudition lightly and weaves personal anecdote into enduring reportage' INDEPENDENT 'This is a bright and timely book' GUARDIAN
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780747553502
Publisert
2001-06-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Vekt
240 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

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Biographical note

Pico Iyer is the author of five previous books, including THE LADY AND THE MONK and VIDEO NIGHT IN KATHMANDU, also available from Bloomsbury. He lives in suburban Japan.