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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Held at a Distance: A Rediscovery of Ethiopiaby: Rebecca G. Haile  List Price: $17.95 Amazon.com's Price: $12.21 You Save: $5.74 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 963.07 EAN: 9780897335560 ISBN: 0897335562 Label: Academy Chicago Publishers Manufacturer: Academy Chicago Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 200 Publication Date: May 01, 2007 Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers Studio: Academy Chicago Publishers Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: "Part travelogue, part history, part memoir, Rebecca Haile's Held at a Distance shines a bright and unique light on Ethiopia, a country in whose fortunes we as Americans and Westerners have been concerned for some time, but which remains in large part a mystery to many of us. . . . Today, Ethiopia, for far too many people, is synonymous with poverty and warfare; but for generations of African Americans, it was the font of black civilization itself, the spiritual source of visions of a united and prosperous Pan-Africa, the living testament to the glories that were Black Africa. In her bold new book, Haile moves far beyond the one-dimensional headlines that encapsulate Ethiopia in the Western press to provide as rich and nuanced a portrait of her native land as I have seen. It's an important and beautifully written volume."--HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Harvard University "This is the story of an Ethiopian child who became an American adult, and then returned to rediscover her country of origin after 25 years. What she discovers is the difficulty and dangers of defining identity in our contemporary world, a well-nigh universal problem. This is a memoir that reads like a novel, and encourages thoughtful reflection on our dilemmas."--IMMANUEL WALLERSTEIN, Yale University In this first hand account of a woman's journey back to her homeland, Rebecca Haile's Held at a Distance: My Rediscovery of Ethiopia gives readers a powerful and unique glimpse into a fascinating African country. Haile was born in Ethiopia in 1965 and lived there until she was eleven years old. When the Emperor was deposed by a military coup, Haile's father, a leading academic in Addis Ababa, was shot while "resisting arrest." Barely surviving, he escaped with his family and settled in central Minnesota where they struggled with the cultural and financial strain of their drastically changed circumstances. Haile grew up in America harboring her precious childhood memories, but in time saw herself as more American than Ethiopian. She attended Williams College and went on to graduate from Harvard Law School. In 2001, she was the first member of her family to return to Ethiopia. Her trip profiles key family members who are still living in the country, and she writes movingly about Ethiopia's recent past and its ancient history. Few books have dealt with the millions of Ethiopians affected by war and strife in their country. Rebecca Haile's book brings into focus the challenges and consequences of three decades of political upheaval in Ethiopia. She offers a clear-eyed analysis of the country today, and her keen observations and personal experiences will resonate with readers. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - "My Vacation in Ethiopia"This book is basically a play-by-play description of Haile's one-month vacation in Ethiopia, with a few digressions where she tries to come to terms with her cultural identity. She fails to create any sense of expectation in the narrative, which reads as if it could be interesting to her family members ("Oh, look, grandmother's house is still the same as it was when you were growing up!") but is ultimately unengaging. Rating:  - wonderful!Rebecca's book was so informative when reading through the lens of Ethiopian adoption. It is a window into the mind of a woman who is Ethiopian and American as she works through her thoughts and relationship with Ethiopia, its politics, people and land - something our family will be doing for the rest of our lives. All the history and culture was a bonus! I loved the book. Rating: - Groundbreaking BookAs one of the first books to be published by an Ethiopian American, HELD AT A DISTANCE is significant. Categorizing this book is nearly impossible--which is a strength and should make it widely appealing. It is a seamless mixture of memoir, travelogue, history, political science, and sociology...and also, just a nice piece of personal writing. It provides both a personal perspective on and a broader introduction to contemporary Ethiopia and the growing and vibrant Ethiopian community in the US. ... Read More Rating: - okayI did learn a little about Ethiopia from this book, but I found it too personal to the author's story and too Amharic-centric. The author does not take a look at the historical & political things with any objectivity, nor does she explore why these things really happened to her family. She is very Amharic-centric, seeming not to fully realize that many other ethnicities make up Ethiopian society as well. This will be a fantastic book for her children to read about their parents life, but was boring ... Read More Rating: - EthiopiaHELD AT A DISTANCE: MY REDISCOVERY OF ETHIOPIA I empathized with Ms. Hailu's narrative because of the fact that I was also born in Ethiopia of Greek decent parents. I am of her father's generation and had the opportunity to have connected with several of the young men and women that in those days made the giant leap into the new world. We all shared the time's uncertainty and wondered what our fates would be when our Emperor would pass away. I remember another Hailu telling me "We do not know ... Read More 
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