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The second-time teacher, lessons from Afghanistan, Ian Edwards

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The second-time teacher, lessons from Afghanistan, Ian Edwards
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The second-time teacher
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Ian Edwards
Sub title
lessons from Afghanistan
Summary
Against a backdrop of war, poverty, extreme physical injury, disability and suffering the reader accompanies physiotherapy teacher Ian Edwards on a thirty year journey of experiences in war devastated Afghanistan and impoverished and remote rural Mexico. This story traverses the full spectrum of humanity, from violence and social injustice to unreserved hospitality and compassion. Edwards reflects upon and makes sense of these experiences in self revealing dialogues with his recently deceased brother Paul and his young granddaughter Ocean
Target audience
adult
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