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Voyages and Visions: Towards a Cultural History of Travel (Reaktion Books - Critical Views)

By Jas Elsner , Joan-Pau Rubies

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
1861890206, 9781861890207
Open Library ID
OL16938776M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1306277 bytes)
Pages
254\355
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

A much-needed contribution to the expanding interest in the history of travel and travel writing, Voyages and Visions is the first attempt to sketch a cultural history of travel from the sixteenth century to the present day. The essays address the theme of travel as a historical, literary and imaginative process, focusing on significant episodes and encounters in world history.The contributors to this collection include historians of art and of science, anthropologists, literary critics and mainstream cultural historians. Their essays encompass a challenging range of subjects, including the explorations of South America, India and Mexico; mountaineering in the Himalayas; space travel; science fiction; and American post-war travel fiction. Voyages and Visions is truly interdisciplinary, and essential reading for anyone interested in travel writing.With essays by Kasia Boddy, Michael Bravo, Peter Burke, Melissa Calaresu, Jesus Maria Carillo Castillo, Peter Hansen, Edward James, Nigel Leask, Joan-Pau Rubies and Wes Williams.

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