{"product_id":"strangers-to-ourselves-9780231214612","title":"Strangers to Ourselves","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is concerned with the notion of the stranger--the foreigner, outsider, or alien in a country and society not their own--as well as the notion of strangeness within the self, a person's deep sense of being, as distinct from outside appearance and their conscious idea of self. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulia Kristeva begins with the personal and moves outward by examining world literature and philosophy. She discusses the foreigner in Greek tragedy, in the Bible, and in the literature of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and the twentieth century. By considering the legal status of foreigners throughout history, Kristeva offers a different perspective on our own civilization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia Kristeva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e European Perspectives: A Social Thought and Cultural Criticism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231214612","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42440566669449,"sku":"9780231214612","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_57a7f33a-dd51-4b1a-8a2a-cdd9c1f357a2.jpg?v=1716239085","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/strangers-to-ourselves-9780231214612","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}