An immigrant's love letter to the West / Konstantin Kisin.
Publication details: London : Constable, 2022.Description: 210 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781408716045
- 9781408716052
- Kisin, Konstantin
- Russians -- Great Britain
- Immigrants -- Great Britain
- Democracy
- Liberty
- Toleration
- Civil rights
- Capitalism
- Civilization, Western
- Western countries -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Western countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- Western countries -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
- Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- Russia (Federation) -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Russia (Federation) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2007-
- 909.09821 23
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 909.098 KIS | Available | 071174 |
"For all of the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and questionable politicians with funny hair to name a few - it has its upsides. Konstantin would know. Growing up in the Soviet Union, he experienced first-hand the horrors of a socialist paradise gone wrong, having lived in extreme poverty with little access to even the most basic of necessities. It wasn't until he moved to the UK that Kisin found himself thriving in an open and tolerant society, receiving countless opportunities he would never have had otherwise. Funny, provocative and unswervingly perceptive, An Immigrant's Love letter to the West interrogates the developing sense of self-loathing the Western sphere has adopted and offers an alternative perspective. Exploring race politics, free speech, immigration and more, Kisin argues that wrongdoing and guilt need not pervade how we feel about the West - and Britain - today, and that despite all its ups and downs, it remains one of the best places to live in the world. After all, if an immigrant can't publicly profess their appreciation for this country, who can?"