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This volume is a collection of contributions about the history and practice of travel and travel writing from a variety of academic disciplines including anthropology, history, linguistics and literary criticism. It brings together scholars from over ten different countries and reflects on what travel is and how travel writings function. It traces the history of travel and travel writing and the notion or idea of a European civilisation that permeates performances and perceptions. The notion of Europe appears as a set of quality standards as well as guidelines for experiences against which civilisations are measured. This set of standards and guidelines, however, is far from stable. It is a floating foundation carrying different versions of Europe throughout time. The authors tackle the problem from different angles: travels from Europe across the seven oceans transported the idea of European civilisation just as travels to Europe or within Europe. The volume explores the different meanings attached to the term 'Europe' and 'civilisation' throughout history and shows how different political or cultural contexts affect the notion of what Europe is or should be.
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About the Author:
Bo Strath is Professor of Contemporary History, at the European University Institute, Florence.
Review:
«This rich collection of essays is illustrative of the quality of compelling research being carried out in our emergent field.» (Gillian Jein, Studies in Travel Writing)
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- PublisherPeter Lang Publishing
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0820466360
- ISBN 13 9780820466361
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages343
- EditorSchulz-Forberg Hagen, Strath Bo
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