Witboy in Berlin
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When opportunity strikes, television producer Deon Maas joins the boatloads of migrants heading for Germany. Faced with the choice of taking all his possessions along or selling everything, he opts for the latter. With a rucksack and his four dogs, he departs for the First World. Decadent Berlin blows his mind but also leaves him at a loss for words. As he crisscrosses the city, scratching at its pulsating underbelly, he marvels at German idiosyncrasies, and is roped into this new world by an array of vegan anarchists, eclectic musicians, football hooligans and graffiti artists. While settling in, he has to deal with everything from obnoxious bureaucrats to nosy neighbours. In the process, Maas debunks a few myths about the First World: it's not a perfect place where everything works, and German efficiency is definitely overrated. By confronting the loss of his support network and adapting to a different political and social context, he learns exactly how deep his African roots go.
CONTRIBUTORS: Deon Maas
EAN: 9781868427604
COUNTRY: South Africa
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WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 233 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
WIDTH: 152 cm
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Book Themes:
Germany, Memoirs, Cultural studies, Ethnic studies, Social and cultural history
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When opportunity strikes, television producer Deon Maas joins the boatloads of migrants heading for Germany. Faced with the choice of taking all his possessions along or selling everything, he opts for the latter. With a rucksack and his four dogs, he departs for the First World. Decadent Berlin blows his mind but also leaves him at a loss for words. As he crisscrosses the city, scratching at its pulsating underbelly, he marvels at German idiosyncrasies, and is roped into this new world by an array of vegan anarchists, eclectic musicians, football hooligans and graffiti artists. While settling in, he has to deal with everything from obnoxious bureaucrats to nosy neighbours. In the process, Maas debunks a few myths about the First World: it's not a perfect place where everything works, and German efficiency is definitely overrated. By confronting the loss of his support network and adapting to a different political and social context, he learns exactly how deep his African roots go.
CONTRIBUTORS: Deon Maas
EAN: 9781868427604
COUNTRY: South Africa
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 233 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
WIDTH: 152 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Germany, Memoirs, Cultural studies, Ethnic studies, Social and cultural history
