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Cargando... Couchsurfing im Iranpor Stephan Orth
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Sehr interessant, man hat einen echten Einblick in das Leben im Iran erhalten, zumindest in das Leben von relativ westlichen Leuten, die Couchsurfer beherbergen. Viel näher kann man als Tourist wahrscheinlich nicht rankommen. ( ) Interessantes Buch und Bericht über eine zweimonatige Reise 2014 in den Iran. Von den 62 Tagen lebte der Autor bei Privatpersonen und hatte so gewisse Einblicke hinter die Kulissen. Allerdings nur bei internetbegeisterten, englischsprechenden, jungen und mutigen Leuten, denn offiziell ist es im Iran verboten, Ausländer aufzunehmen. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Sociology.
Travel.
Nonfiction.
HTML: A modern-day glimpse into the surprising reality of life in Iran. Iran: A destination that is seldom seen by westerners yet often misunderstood. A country that simultaneously "enchants and enrages" those who visit it. A place where leading a double life has become the norm. In Couchsurfing in Iran, award-winning author Stephan Orth spends sixty-two days on the road in this mysterious Islamic republic to provide a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at life in one of the world's most closed societies. Through the unsurpassed hospitality of twenty-two hosts, he skips the guidebooks and tourist attractions and travels from Persian carpet to bed to cot, covering more than 8,400 kilometers to recount "this world's hidden doings." Experiencing daily what he calls the "two Irans" that coexist side by sideâ??the "theocracy, where people mourn their martyrs" in mausoleums, and the "hide-and-seek-ocracy, where people hold secret parties and seek worldly thrills instead of spiritual bliss"â??he learns that Iranians have become experts in navigating around their country's strict laws. Though couchsurfing is officially prohibited in Iranâ??the state fears spies would be able to travel undetected through the countryâ??more than a hundred thousand Iranians are registered with online couchsurfing portals. And thanks to these hospitable, English-speaking strangers, Orth gets up close and personal with locals, peering behind closed doors and blank windows to uncover the inner workings of a country where public show and private reality are strikingly o No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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