An increasingly popular genre - addressing issues of empire, colonialism, post-colonialism, globalization, gender and politics - travel writing offers the reader a movement between the familiar and the unknown.
In this volume, Carl Thompson
looks at both men and women's travel writing, surveying a range of canonical and more marginal works, drawn from both the colonial and postcolonial eras
utilises both British and American travelogues to consider the genre's role in shaping the history of both nations.
Concise and practical, Travel Writing is the ideal introduction for those new to the subject, as well as a crucial overview of current debates in the field.
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An increasingly popular genre - addressing issues of empire, colonialism, post-colonialism, globalization, gender and politics - travel writing offers the reader a movement between the familiar and the unknown.
In this volume, Carl Thompson
looks at both men and women's travel writing, surveying a range of canonical and more marginal works, drawn from both the colonial and postcolonial eras
utilises both British and American travelogues to consider the genre's role in shaping the history of both nations.
Concise and practical, Travel Writing is the ideal introduction for those new to the subject, as well as a crucial overview of current debates in the field.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | The New Critical Idiom |
Release date | May 2011 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2011 |
Authors | Carl Thompson |
Series editors | John Drakakis |
Dimensions | 198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 240 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-44464-4 |
Barcode | 9780415444644 |
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LSN | 0-415-44464-0 |