Alberto Pezzotta Knihy

Torna il Mereghetti uguale e rinnovato insieme. Uguale perché mantiene l'impostazione di fondo che l'ha reso un successo editoriale: una scrittura chiara, un'attenzione al fenomeno cinema che sa coniugare il rigore enciclopedico con la curiosità cinefila, la storia del cinema con le influenze culturali e sociali. Rinnovato perché è stato aggiornato e arricchito con i film usciti negli ultimi due anni e con tante nuove schede di film importanti,curiosi o solo strani usciti nei cento e più anni di vita della settima arte.Un totale di quasi 20000 schede, cui si aggiungono gli indici potenziati dei registi, dei titoli originali, degli attori e delle attrici che lo rendono uno strumento indispensabile di ricerca.

Few subjects in American life prompt as much discussion and rancor as immigration. The renowned author Suketu Mehta offers a reality-based polemic that clarifies this debate. Drawing on his experience as an Indian-born teenager in New York City and years of global reporting, Mehta scrutinizes the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash. He argues that the West is not being destroyed by immigrants but by the fear of them. From Dubai to New York City, he contrasts the narratives of populist ideologues with the ordinary heroism of laborers and domestic workers. Mehta takes readers on a poignant journey to San Diego and Tijuana, where a border fence divides families and damages lives. He explains why more people are on the move today than ever before, as civil strife and climate change reshape the planet, leading to increasingly porous borders. Additionally, he highlights the destructive legacies of colonialism and global inequality, asserting that when today's immigrants are asked, "Why are you here?" they can respond, "We are here because you were there." Mehta contends that immigrants bring significant benefits, enabling communities to flourish. Impassioned and rigorous, this work is an urgent intervention and a literary argument of the highest order.

Před více než sto lety žily na jihovýchodě dnešní Nigérie místní kmeny v zajetí kouzel a mýtů, starých zvyků a skromné obživy. Hrdina románu Okonkwo, proslulý vesnický zápasník a válečník jednoho z klanů igboského kmene, tvrdou rukou ovládá domácnost se třemi manželkami a mnoha dětmi. Stejně jako on jsou i příbuzní a sousedé plně podřízeni animistickým božstvům, jejichž vůli smrtelníkům tlumočí věštkyně a kouzelníci. Příkrov odvěkých tradic skrývá četná dramata, jež nově osvětlí příchod bílého misionáře a představitele nastupující koloniální moci. Starý svět se rozpadá.