Astray

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SKU: 9781789147049
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A History of Wandering

By Eluned Summers-Bremner

Summary

Astray by Eluned Summers-Bremner explores the complex narratives of wandering across history and military contexts. The author delves into the multifaceted concept of being 'astray' by examining various historical figures, events, and moments where displacement and movement challenged conventional understandings of belonging and identity. Through insightful analysis, the book offers a vivid exploration of the social and psychological dimensions of roaming and being lost.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in the thematic and historical exploration of wandering, tracing the cultural and philosophical significance of getting lost throughout human history. With a focus on how these themes play out in military and historical contexts, it offers a compelling narrative for those fascinated by the intersections of history, travel, and human behaviour.

Astray

An enthralling look at wandering, belonging, alienation and hope throughout history.

Description

This book explores how, far from being limited to deviation from known pathways or desirable plans of action, wandering is an abundant source of meaning—a force as intimately involved in the history of our universe as it will be in the future of our planet.

In ancient Australian Aboriginal cosmology, in works about the origins of democracy and surviving disasters in ancient Greece, in Eurasian steppe nomadic culture, in the lifeways of the Roma, in the movements of today's refugees, and in our attempts to preserve spaces of untracked online freedom, wandering is the means by which creativity and skills of adaptation are preserved in the interests of ongoing life.

Astray is an enthralling look at belonging, and at notions of alienation and hope.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Astray by Eluned Summers-Bremner is praised for its exploration of wandering as a meaningful cultural and historical concept. The reviews highlight the book's rational yet poetic defence of concepts like democracy, sanctuary, and community through the lens of errancy. The analysis of nomadic life and its potential to offer vital insights in our uncertain times is particularly noted, portraying wandering not simply as disorder but as a conscious and enriching way of life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789147049

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Reaktion Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 328

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About the Author

Eluned Summers-Bremner is a senior lecturer in the English Department at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.