..". brings new insights into the colonial relationship while challenging the unspoken temptation that this was a distinctly European period." Simon Gikandi
Other Routes collects important primary work by travel writers from Asia and Africa in English translation. An introduction by Tabish Khair discusses travel literature as a genre, the perception of travel and writing about travel as a European privilege, and the emergence of new writings that show that travel has been a human occupation that crosses time and culture. This original and significant book will interest armchair travelers and others in views of people and places away from the European traveler s gaze.
Selections include "The Travels of a Japanese Monk" (c. 838), "Al-Abdari, the Disgruntled Traveller" (c. 1290), "A Korean Official s Account of China" (1488), "The Poetry of Basho s Road" (1689), "Malabari: A Love-Hate Affair with the British" (1890)."
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..". brings new insights into the colonial relationship while challenging the unspoken temptation that this was a distinctly European period." Simon Gikandi
Other Routes collects important primary work by travel writers from Asia and Africa in English translation. An introduction by Tabish Khair discusses travel literature as a genre, the perception of travel and writing about travel as a European privilege, and the emergence of new writings that show that travel has been a human occupation that crosses time and culture. This original and significant book will interest armchair travelers and others in views of people and places away from the European traveler s gaze.
Selections include "The Travels of a Japanese Monk" (c. 838), "Al-Abdari, the Disgruntled Traveller" (c. 1290), "A Korean Official s Account of China" (1488), "The Poetry of Basho s Road" (1689), "Malabari: A Love-Hate Affair with the British" (1890)."
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2006 |
Editors | Tabish Khair, Justin D. Edwards, Martin Leer, Hanna Ziadeh |
Dimensions | 203 x 134 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Book |
Pages | 400 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-21821-6 |
Barcode | 9780253218216 |
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LSN | 0-253-21821-7 |