Full Description
This memoir by an American journalist explores how entrenched notions of self, family, and tribalism dictate human behavior in our modern world. Salome's work as a foreign correspondent, reporting from such places as Belfast, Kabul, Bosnia and Somalia, provided him with a unique perspective on the role nationalism and tribalism play in conflicts around the globe. While sweeping in its scope, the work bears witness to one man's examination of his familial roots and ethnicity, and the ways in which tribalism is found lurking under his own roof. Includes 26 photographs, as well as maps to familiarize readers with some of the world's most misunderstood and volatile regions.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Faces, Faiths, Tongues and Blood
2. Across the River and Into an Iraqi War
3. Jerusalem's Soured Milk and Honey
4. Lebanon's Cedars of Mayhem
5. Gender War Unveiled in Afghanistan
6. The Bumpy Tribal Road from Moscow to Tel Aviv
7. Riding the Rails and Crossing Borders
8. Crosses to Bear in Belfast
9. Somalia, Land of the Walking Dead
10. Desert Anarchy, Algerian Style
11. Bosnian Test: Who's Your God?
12. Soul-Searching in Central Asia
13. In Syria, My Name Is Not My Name
Index
