The Passport as Home: Comfort in Rootlessness
Andrei S. Markovits, "The Passport as Home: Comfort in Rootlessness"
English | ISBN: 9633864216 | 2021 | 328 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 9633864216 | 2021 | 328 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This is the story of an illustrious Romanian-born, Hungarian-speaking, Vienna-schooled, Columbia-educated and Harvard-formed, middle-class Jewish professor of politics and other subjects. Markovits revels in a rootlessness that offers him comfort, succor, and the inspiration for his life's work. As we follow his quest to find a home, we encounter his engagement with the important political, social, and cultural developments of five decades on two continents. We also learn about his musical preferences, from classical to rock; his love of team sports such as soccer, baseball, basketball, and American football; and his devotion to dogs and their rescue. Above all, the book analyzes the travails of emigration the author experienced twice, moving from Romania to Vienna and then from Vienna to New York.
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