Levantine vignettes : an educator's account of border crossing in the Middle East

• Main Author: Osborn, Daniel (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2024]
• Series: Research in life writing and education
• Subjects: Osborn, Daniel > Travel > Middle East.; Middle East > Description and travel.; Travel > Middle East > General.; Travel writing.; Travel and holiday.; Middle East.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806600045
• DOI: 10.1108/9798887308050
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 pages)

"In the United States, the dominant perception of the Middle East is that the region is defined by violence, conflict, and extremism. This narrative erases the humanity and dignity of the region's communities and perpetuates Orientalist myths about backwardness, inferiority, and a class of...