{"product_id":"crossing-borders-judith-caesar-9780815628545","title":"Crossing Borders: An American Woman in the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the five years that Judith Caesar taught literature in Saudi Arabia and Egypt during the 1980s, key events took place that changed the face of Middle Eastern politics. Seen through the eyes of many Westerners, the assassination of Anwar Sadat, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and the Intifada were incidents reflective of a seemingly volatile and aggressive culture. But Caesar saw these events from another perspective. Part memoir and part travelogue, \u003ci\u003e Crossing Borders \u003c\/i\u003econveys simply and eloquently the voices of the people and the cultures Caesar came to know during her time in the Arab world. Some of her writings in this book have first appeared in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of the best writings on foreign places, Caesar's narrative is both an inward as well as an outward journey of discovery. In addition to the political reverberations taking place around her, she writes of the misconceptions generated by both the Saudi and the American press. In \"All the News That's Fit to Print\", Caesar notes wildly disparate interpretations of news stories when they are translated from one language to another. Caesar also demonstrates an openness in discovering the meaning inherent in the simplest daily tasks. She focuses on what is politically significant in what people do every day, such as drinking tea, shopping, and teaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossing Borders\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to people interested in a non-dogmatic description of the Middle East, and to those who love good travel writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Caesar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815628544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815628545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.15w x 0.46d","brand":"Judith Caesar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46232977932543,"sku":"9780815628545","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4029f31-a1d8-432b-b584-03b7f257ab08.jpg?v=1728991704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crossing-borders-judith-caesar-9780815628545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}