Travel, Humanitarianism, and Becoming American in Africa

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Social Work, Anthropology
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Author: K. Mathers ISBN: 9780230115583
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: January 19, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: K. Mathers
ISBN: 9780230115583
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: January 19, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Travel, Humanitarianism, and Becoming American in Africa uses observations of American travelers to southern Africa to ask: why is Africa so important to Americans? These travel stories show how encounters with Africans lead to a problematic desire to save Africa. Kathryn Mathers argues that this is then seen as a 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.

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Travel, Humanitarianism, and Becoming American in Africa uses observations of American travelers to southern Africa to ask: why is Africa so important to Americans? These travel stories show how encounters with Africans lead to a problematic desire to save Africa. Kathryn Mathers argues that this is then seen as a 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.

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