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Writes of Passage: Travel Writing, Place and Ambiguity

Duncan, James

9780415160148 - Writes of Passage: Travel Writing, Place and Ambiguity
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Writes of Passage explores the interplay between a system of othering which travelers bring to a place, and the real geographical difference they discover upon arrival. Exposing the tensions between the imaginary and real, Duncan and Gregory and a team of leading internationa contributors focus primarily upon travelers from the 18th and 19th Centuries to pin down the imaginary within the context of imperial power. The contributors focus on travel to three main regions: Africa, South Asia, and Europe - wit the European examples being drawn from Britain, France and Greece.

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Author Duncan, James
ISBN/EAN 9780415160148
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Article description

Writes of Passage explores the interplay between a system of othering which travelers bring to a place, and the real geographical difference they discover upon arrival. Exposing the tensions between the imaginary and real, Duncan and Gregory and a team of leading internationa contributors focus primarily upon travelers from the 18th and 19th Centuries to pin down the imaginary within the context of imperial power. The contributors focus on travel to three main regions: Africa, South Asia, and Europe - wit the European examples being drawn from Britain, France and Greece.

Specifications

Author Duncan, James
ISBN/EAN 9780415160148