{"title":"Werner Sollors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWerner Sollors\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into cultural identity, history, and literature. His works invite readers to engage with themes of ethnicity, race, and the complexities of American and European cultural narratives, blending scholarly analysis with accessible prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, Sollors’ writings provide nuanced perspectives that deepen understanding of social and historical contexts. His collections, including \u003cem\u003eThe Werner Sollors Reader\u003c\/em\u003e, showcase a thoughtful approach to the intersections of culture and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-werner-sollors-reader-by-werner-sollors-9781399536226","title":"The Werner Sollors Reader","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Silesia, raised in the Frankfurt area and educated in Berlin, Werner Sollors has spent most of his career at Harvard University in the United States and is regarded, in Cornel West's words, as \"one of the finest scholars that we have on race and cultural hybridity in both this country and the world\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eReader\u003c\/em\u003e offers the first comprehensive overview of the work of a central figure in the field of ethnic studies. The pieces collected here range from Puritan New England to contemporary Germany, from 'Exodus' to Mary Antin's \u003cem\u003ePromised Land\u003c\/em\u003e, from the 'Curse of Ham' to Teju Cole. They attest to Sollors' deep historical sensibilities, his attention to textual detail and his awareness of the costs and opportunities of both cosmopolitan ideals and particularist commitments, whilst addressing a central question: why does modernisation take the form of ethnicisation in many places around the globe?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collected essays are complemented by a detailed introduction by Daniel G. Williams which foregrounds some of the key emphases and tensions in Sollors' writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934389616876,"sku":"9781399536226","price":89.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/411685d5dc38a9f37edafc8a89e0dc62.jpg?v=1783919156"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/werner-sollors.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}