West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story Contributor(s): Ansary, Tamim (Author), Ansary, Mir Tamim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312421516 ISBN-13: 9780312421519 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2003 Annotation: Powerful and timely, this dual citizen chronicles his angst and personal journey through two cultures in the wake of 9/11. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2002045025 |
Lexile Measure: 940(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.32" W x 8.53" L (0.63 lbs) 304 pages |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: New York Times 03/23/2003 pg. 24 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 67089 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A passionate personal journey through two cultures in conflict Shortly after militant Islamic terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, Tamim Ansary of San Francisco sent an e-mail to twenty friends, telling how the threatened U.S. reprisals against Afghanistan looked to him as an Afghan American. The message spread, and in a few days it had reached, and affected, millions of people-Afghans and Americans, soldiers and pacifists, conservative Christians and talk-show hosts; for the message, written in twenty minutes, was one Ansary had been writing all his life. West of Kabul, East of New York is an urgent communiqué by an American with an Afghan soul still inside me, who has lived in the very different worlds of Islam and the secular West. The son of an Afghan man and the first American woman to live as an Afghan, Ansary grew up in the intimate world of Afghan family life, one never seen by outsiders. No sooner had he emigrated to San Francisco than he was drawn into the community of Afghan expatriates sustained by the dream of returning to their country -and then drawn back to the Islamic world himself to discover the nascent phenomenon of militant religious fundamentalism. Tamim Ansary has emerged as one of the most eloquent voices on the conflict between Islam and the West. His book is a deeply personal account of the struggle to reconcile two great civilizations and to find some point in the imagination where they might meet. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ansary, Tamim: - Tamim Ansary, who has written numerous books for children, is a columnist for Encarta. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and their two children. |
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