Author : Andreea Deciu Ritivoi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0742513610
Yesterday's Self by Andreea Deciu Ritivoi Pdf
In Yesterday's Self, Andreea Ritivoi explores the philosophical and historical dimensions of nostalgia in the lives of immigrants, forging a connection between current trends in the philosophy of identity and intercultural studies. The book considers such questions as, Does attachment to one's native culture preclude or merely influence adaptation into a new culture? Do we fashion our identity in interdependence with others, or do we shape it in a non-contingent frame? Is it possible to assimilate in an unfamiliar world without risking self-alienation? Ritivoi's response: nostalgia is both the poison and the cure in such situations.