LEADER 02357nam 2200493 450 001 9910793145303321 005 20230104202235.0 010 $a1-77183-316-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000006994655 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5520563 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000006994655 100 $a20191007d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Life out of whack $econfessions and reflections of an un-American all-American /$fLes Essif 210 1$aToronto, Ontario ;$aBuffalo ;$aLancaster, England :$cGuernica,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 445 pages) 225 1 $aGuernica world editions ;$v5 311 $a1-77183-315-7 330 $a"The book has two parts. The first part is autobiographical and sketches the atypical early life of a future academic scholar from family poverty to marriage and divorce at nineteen, from eight years in big-city and federal law enforcement to starting college at the age of twenty-six, culminating with a doctoral fellowship in French Studies at Brown U. The second part presents an alternative critical look at contemporary life and ethos in general and American culture in particular. Fashioned from a journal I've kept since the events of 9/11, it consists primarily of my reflections and positions on a wide variety of philosophical, political, and cultural subjects, such as aging, nature, corporate capitalism, and American, French, and global cultures."--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aGuernica world editions (Series) ;$v5. 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aNational characteristics, French 606 $aCollege teachers$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xSocial life and customs$y21st century 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 615 0$aNational characteristics, French. 615 0$aCollege teachers 676 $a370.92 686 $acci1icc$2lacc 686 $acoll13$2lacc 700 $aEssif$b Les$01564450 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793145303321 996 $aA Life out of whack$93833507 997 $aUNINA