Illusion and Disillusionment Travel Writing in the Modern Age |
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| Editor:
| Micallef, Roberta |
| Series title: | Ilex Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-98447-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Through engaging characters--China-bound missionaries, an Indo-Persian diplomat, a Turkish exile in India, a French teacher in America, Arab students in Moscow, a Japanese woman writer in Europe--Illusion and Disillusionment examines travel writing beyond colonialism, imperialism, and Orientalism, focusing on the experience of travel itself.
Through engaging characters--China-bound missionaries, an Indo-Persian diplomat, a Turkish exile in India, a French teacher in America, Arab students in Moscow, a Japanese woman writer in Europe--Illusion and Disillusionment examines travel writing beyond colonialism, imperialism, and Orientalism, focusing on the experience of travel itself.