the theme of this book is undoubtedly relevant, and today this relevance only increases. However, the style of it appears so self-congratulatory that sometimes it's hard to grasp the point Agier is trying to make. Upon finishing it I'm definitely left with a lot of insightful input and relevant reflections, but I was expecting an essay that was clearer from a theoretical point of view and that specified the author's perspective more explicitly instead of amassing a series of often contradictory trains of thought. Nonetheless I recognize the importance of a book discussing the changing figure of the "stranger" and that questions us on how we should shape our view of hospitality accordingly.