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Encounters with Civilizations: From Alexander the Great to Mother Teresa
Cover of the second US edition, by Ellen F. Kane
AuthorGëzim Alpion
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherTransaction Publishers
Publication date
2011
Media typePrint (paperback)

Encounters with Civilizations: From Alexander the Great to Mother Teresa is a book by sociologist Gëzim Alpion which explores people’s experience and tensions of dealing with civilizations and cultures different from their own. The fifteen texts cover Albania, Egypt, the United Kingdom and India, and explores how these countries have been shaped by different cultures. It raises issues about citizenship, multiculturalism and integration.

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