1st Edition
Orientations An Anthology of European Travel Writing on Europe
Edited By Wendy Bracewell
Copyright 2009
424 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Excerpts from over 100 travel writings of Europe, from 16th c. pilgrimage diaries through 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... Read more
East European Travel Writing: A Guide to Orientation, I. Europe in All its Variety (16th–18th centuries) II. Voyages of Discovery (18th-mid-19th centuries), III. On the Tourist Track (mid-19th century–1940s), IV. Europe Divided (1945–1989), V. A Single Europe? (Since 1989), Notes on Further Reading, Copyright Acknowledgements, Index
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Edited by Wendy Bracewell
