{"product_id":"9780618562060","title":"This Is Not Civilization - Rosenberg, Robert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThis Is Not Civilization\u003c\/u\u003e by Rosenberg, Robert\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Prague and White Teeth, This Is Not Civilization is an inspired, sweeping debut novel that hopscotches from Arizona to Central Asia to Istanbul with a well-meaning, if misguided, young Peace Corps volunteer. Jeff Hartig lies at the center of this modern take on the American-abroad tale, which brings together four people from vastly different backgrounds, each struggling with the push and pull of home. A young Apache, Adam Dale, forsakes the reservation for the promise of a world he knows little about. Anarbek Tashtanaliev, of post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, operates a cheese factory that no longer produces cheese. Nazira, his daughter, strains against the confines of their village's age-old traditions.\n\n With captivating insight, realism, and humor, Robert Rosenberg delivers a sensitive story about the cost of trying to do good in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005","offers":[{"title":"This Is Not Civilization \/ Very Good","offer_id":53574386745636,"sku":"9780618562060VG","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_8202adf8-c36f-4407-92cd-c149599a2193.jpg?v=1779988635","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780618562060","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}