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Автор: Braithwaite E. R.
Название: Reluctant Neighbors
ISBN: 9781480457706
Издательство: Open Road Media
Классификация:

Биографии: общее жизнеописание

Автобиографии: общее жизнеописание

Мемуары

Этнические исследования

Этнические меньшинства и мультикультурные исследования

Социальное обеспечение и социальные услуги

Политическая активность

ISBN-10: 1480457701
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 208
Вес: 0.25 кг.
Дата издания: 14.01.2014
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Black & white illustrations
Размер: 134 x 203 x 24
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: The acclaimed author of To Sir, With Love recalls his lifelong struggle against ignorance and racism while sharing a train ride with a bigoted white neighbor On a commuter train traveling from New Canaan, Connecticut, to New Yorks Grand Central Station, a well-heeled white suburbanite reluctantly takes the only available seat and eventually strikes up a conversation with the black man sitting next to him. The white businessmans verbal barrage of insensitive questions and offensive remarks incites a rage in his black neighbor that can barely be suppressed. But the offended rider is E. R. Braithwaite-former Royal Air Force pilot, Cambridge graduate, schoolteacher, social worker, diplomat, and bestselling author-and he has triumphed over prejudice and hatred throughout his truly extraordinary life and multifaceted career. Against the backdrop of a short railway commute, E. R. Braithwaite powerfully recounts a personal history of remarkable accomplishments in the face of bigotry and hatred. Part memoir, part treatise on racial intolerance and oppression, and the ignorance that engenders them, Reluctant Neighbors is the unforgettable story of one mans continuous struggle against injustice and his unwavering dedication to the pursuit of human dignity. A fascinating life. -Kirkus Reviews E. R. Braithwaite was born in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1912. Educated at the City College of New York and the University of Cambridge, he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Braithwaite spent 1950 to 1960 in London, first as a schoolteacher and then as a welfare worker-experiences he describes in To Sir, With Love and Paid Servant, respectively. In 1966 he was appointed Guyanas ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations. He has also held positions at the World Veterans Federation and UNESCO, was a professor of English at New York Universitys Institute for Afro-American Affairs, and taught creative writing at Howard University. The author of five nonfiction books and two novels, he currently lives in Washington, DC.

Reluctant Neighbors, Braithwaite E. R.