| Orientations: An Anthology of East European Travel Writing, Ca. 1550-2000 Contributor(s): Bracewell, Wendy (Editor), Drace-Francis, Alex (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9639776106 ISBN-13: 9789639776104 Publisher: Central European University Press OUR PRICE: $105.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Eastern - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes |
| Dewey: 809.935 |
| LCCN: 2009033598 |
| Series: East Looks West |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.65 lbs) 424 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Excerpts from over 100 travel writings of Europe, from 16th c. pilgrimage diaries thru early specimens of modern tourism accounts to 20th c. impressions from the other side of the Iron Curtain By focusing on east European travel writings, this work enlarges both the documentary base and the terms of the debate over a rich source for discussions of identities and mentalities; knowledge and power; gender; and cultural change. The texts - chosen for their relevance, but literary criteria have also been taken into account - illustrate the variety of ways in which east Europeans have written about the West. Most of the material is presented in English for the first time or, in a few cases, rescued from dusty oblivion in long out-of-print volumes. Each text is introduced with a short passage placing it in context. This is the first volume of the three-part set East Looks West. Vol. 2. Under Eastern Eyes. A Comparative Introduction to East European Travel Writing on Europe, 1550-2000; Vol. 3. A Bibliography of East European Travel Writing on Europe. |
