Harmattan: A Philosophical Fiction

by Michael D. Jackson

Book Overview

We all experience qualms and anxieties when we move from the known to the unknown. Though our fulfillment in life may depend on testing limits, our faintheartedness is a reminder of our need for security and our awareness of the risks of venturing into alien worlds.

Evoking the hot, dust-filled Harmattan winds that blow from the Sahara to the Gulf of Guinea, this book creatively explores what it means to be buffeted by the unforeseen and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231172354
• ISBN13: 9780231172356
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher