London--"Berlin: Authenticity, Modernity, and the Metropolis in Urban Travel Writing from 1851 to 1939 Contributor(s): Schulz-Forberg, Hagen (Author), Strc Th, Bo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820466840 ISBN-13: 9780820466842 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Literary Criticism | European - French - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
Dewey: 914.210 |
LCCN: 2006041008 |
Series: Multiple Europes |
Physical Information: 407 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This volume surveys the history of cultural perception in western Europe from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the National Socialists' party rallies in the Berlin of the 1930s. Travel writings are used as source material to enter the intricate discourses on national stereotypes. |