{"product_id":"in-the-other-direction-now","title":"In the Other Direction Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eNavid Kermani is an acclaimed writer already well known in the English-speaking world for his books \u003cem\u003eUpheaval: The Refugee Trek\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethrough Europe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAlong the Trenches: A Journey through Eastern Europe to Isfahan\u003c\/em\u003e. His new book, \u003cem\u003eIn the Other Direction Now\u003c\/em\u003e, continues his thoughtful documentation of global peripheries. Visiting southern Madagascar, the Comoros, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Sudan, Kermani examines how global fault lines converge, from post-colonial neglect and the devastating impact of climate change to the rising and often nefarious influence of China and the consequences of the Ukraine War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReflective, astute, and intellectually rigorous, Kermani’s empathetic yet unflinching perspective does not aim to interpret Africa for us, but to learn from it in all its variousness and multiplicity. Music emerges as a unifying thread – Christian hymns, Sufi dances, and Sudanese jazz become symbols of resilience and transformation, providing cultural links that bind communities across conflict, faith, and history and offering a counterpoint to colonial clichés and Western ignorance. These specific, grounded accounts of people and places contextualise global inequalities not as a product of some intrinsic African deficiency but as part of interconnected systems shaped by the Global North as much as by local governance and the legacy of colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Other Direction Now\u003c\/em\u003e is so much more than a travelogue; it is a work of human depth and understanding and has much to teach those interested in contemporary global affairs and postcolonial realities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57261017170264,"sku":"9781914982224","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781914982224_28cb0d76-ae92-46b4-99a5-d08f09bcc56e.jpg?v=1781047823","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/in-the-other-direction-now","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}