Peripheral Vision

a celebration of intellectual trespassing by a retired "social scientist" as he tries to make sense of the world..... Gillian Tett puts it rather nicely in her 2021 book “Anthro-Vision” - “We need lateral vision. That is what anthropology can impart: anthro-vision”.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

words are important

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Great frustration – my windows system won’t open and I have lost the recent material I hadn’t saved on hard disc. Fortunately I noticed some...
Friday, June 25, 2010

appreciative inquiry

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The World Bank is actually beginning to produce readable documents! Some time ago, they started a newssheet called People, Spaces, Deliberat...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

weather for reading

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gloomy mist all around the house at my 1,300 metre level. At 07.00 the light is so poor that I need the lamp to read Andrew Robert's The...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

obituaries, catalogues and stocktaking

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Its a sign of my advancing years that every day seems to bring sad news of the death of a writer who has been significant for me. Yesterday ...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Murder in the mediterranean and Osh

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With the travel and visits in the past 2 months, and only fleeting access to the internet, I have not been able to make any comments about...

through Romania

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People complain about the Romanian road system - and I used to be defensive since I do know some good parts. But, as I tried - for he first ...

Slovakia to Romania

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Left Moymirovce just after 06.00 on Sunday and was soon coasting along what must be one of the most wonderful motorways in Europe. Made a mi...
Monday, June 21, 2010

time in Nitra

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Friday was wet again – but only after I had cycled to and from the morning swim. Thunder rumbled in the distance all the gloomy afternoon. E...
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Bran-Rucar corridor, Carpathian mountains..., Romania
Can be contacted at bakuron2003@yahoo.co.uk Political refugee from Thatcher's Britain (or rather Scotland) who has been on the move since 1991. First in central Europe - then from 1999 Central Asia and Caucasus. Working on EU projects - related to building capacity of local and central government. Home base is an old house in the Carpathian mountains
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