Travel, Humanitarianism, and Becoming American in Africa

Name: Travel, Humanitarianism, and Becoming American in Africa
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ISBN: 9780230108066

ISBN-10: 0230108067

ISBN-13: 9780230108066

Edition: 2010

Authors: Kathryn Mathers

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This book uses observations of American travelers to southern Africa to ask: why is Africa so important to Americans? Their travel stories show how encounters with Africans leads to a problematic desire to save Africa. Kathryn Mathers argues that this is then seen as way to resolve the tensions between aspirations for a globally responsible America and the current reality of its geopolitical role. This book draws fascinating new conclusions about the connections and disconnections on which contemporary American identity is formed.

Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 1/19/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 223
Size: 5.67" wide x 8.62" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Moving Fieldwork: Traveling with Americans to and from Africa



Vexed Ties: Africa in and out of America



Back to Nature: Americans' Great African Adventure



Through the Glass: Encountering the Unexpected in Africa



Disrupting the Hyphen: Identity and Belonging in America



"How Do They Know I am American?" Travel and the Discovery of Home



Suffering Beauty: How to Save Africa without Changing It


Conclusion: Saving Africa: Love in the Time of Oprah


Notes


Bibliography


Index