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The City of Words

In the 2007 CBC Massey Lectures, Alberto Manguel leads us back into our literary tradition to find insight about one of the most contentious issues of our time: the rise of ethnic nationalism. The end of ethnic nationalism -- building societies around sets of common values -- seems like a good idea. But something is going wrong. Manguel suggests we should look at what stories have to teach us about society. With wit and erudition, Manguel looks at what visionaries, poets, novelists, essayists, and filmmakers have to say about building societies. From Cassandra to Jack London, the Epic of Gilga.

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  • ""Based on the 2007 CBC Massey Lectures in Canada, also to be broadcast on ABC national radio in Australia in 2008, The City of Words takes a fresh look at the rise of violent intolerance in our societies. Why is it so difficult for us to live together when the alternatives are demonstrably horrifying? With his trademark wit and erudition, Alberto Manguel suggests a fresh approach: we should look at what visionaries, poets, novelists, essayists and filmmakers have to say about building societies. Manguel draws fascinating and revelatory parallels between the personal and political realities of our present-day world and those of myth, legend and story."--Provided by publisher."
  • "Essays over de rol van boeken en literatuur bij het bevorderen van tolerantie."
  • "In the 2007 CBC Massey Lectures, Alberto Manguel leads us back into our literary tradition to find insight about one of the most contentious issues of our time: the rise of ethnic nationalism. The end of ethnic nationalism -- building societies around sets of common values -- seems like a good idea. But something is going wrong. Manguel suggests we should look at what stories have to teach us about society. With wit and erudition, Manguel looks at what visionaries, poets, novelists, essayists, and filmmakers have to say about building societies. From Cassandra to Jack London, the Epic of Gilga."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
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  • "La cité des mots : essais"
  • "The City of Words"@en
  • "A cidade das palavras : as histórias que contamos para saber quem somos"
  • "Stad van woorden"
  • "The city of words : understanding civilisation through story"@en
  • "La ciudad de las palabras : mentiras políticas, verdades literarias"
  • "Kelimeler şehri : deneme"@tr
  • "La cité des mots"
  • "La ciudad de las palabras"@es
  • "La ciudad de las palabras"
  • "The city of words"
  • "La Ciudad de las palabras"

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