With a Diamond in My Shoe
A Philosopher's Search for Identity in America
The intellectual autobiography of a leading figure in the field of Latin American philosophy.In 1961, at the age of nineteen, Jorge J. E. Gracia escaped from the island of Cuba by passing himself off as a Catholic seminarian. He arrived in the United States with just a few spare belongings and his mother's diamond ring secured in a hole in one of his shoes. With a Diamond in My Shoe tells the story of Gracia's quest for identity-from his early years in Cuba and as a refugee in Miami to his formative role in institutionalizing the field of Latin American philosophy in the US academy. Committed to integrating into Anglo America without forgetti…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4384-7729-9
- EAN: 9781438477299
- Produktnummer: 35059948
- Verlag: State University of New York Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 282 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'213 KB
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