| Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: Travelers' Tales Classics Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bird, Isabella L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1885211570 ISBN-13: 9781885211576 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: This classic travel book details Isabella Bird's 1878 trip, where she set out alone to explore the interior of Japan--a rarity not only because of Bird's gender but because the country was virtually unknown to Westerners. The Japan she describes is not the sentimental world of Madame Butterfly but a vibrant land of real people with a complex culture and hard scrabble lives. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 915.204 |
| LCCN: 00044320 |
| Series: Travelers' Tales Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.12" W x 8.12" (0.93 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Japanese - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This classic travel book details Isabella Bird's 1878 trip, where she set out alone to explore the interior of Japan - a rarity not only because of Bird's sex but because the country was virtually unknown to Westerners. The Japan she describes is not the sentimental world of Madame Butterfly but a vibrant land of real people with a complex culture and hardscrabble lives. |