02357nam 2200493 450 991081727920332120230104202235.01-77183-316-5(CKB)4100000006994655(MiAaPQ)EBC5520563(EXLCZ)99410000000699465520191007d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA Life out of whack confessions and reflections of an un-American all-American /Les EssifToronto, Ontario ;Buffalo ;Lancaster, England :Guernica,[2018]©20181 online resource (xvi, 445 pages)Guernica world editions ;51-77183-315-7 "The book has two parts. The first part is autobiographical and sketches the atypical early life of a future academic scholar from family poverty to marriage and divorce at nineteen, from eight years in big-city and federal law enforcement to starting college at the age of twenty-six, culminating with a doctoral fellowship in French Studies at Brown U. The second part presents an alternative critical look at contemporary life and ethos in general and American culture in particular. Fashioned from a journal I've kept since the events of 9/11, it consists primarily of my reflections and positions on a wide variety of philosophical, political, and cultural subjects, such as aging, nature, corporate capitalism, and American, French, and global cultures."--Provided by publisher.Guernica world editions (Series) ;5.National characteristics, AmericanNational characteristics, FrenchCollege teachersUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesCivilization21st centuryUnited StatesSocial life and customs21st centuryNational characteristics, American.National characteristics, French.College teachers370.92cci1icclacccoll13laccEssif Les1714696MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817279203321A Life out of whack4108752UNINA