Not So Innocent Abroad - The Politics of Travel and Travel Writing (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

With its specific focus on the connections between politics, travel, and travel writing, Not So Innocent Abroad offers a fresh approach to the study of travel literature. The authors make clear that travel and travel writing are never an "innocent" enterprise; rather, journeying always occurs within political systems, and travel writing either reflects the traveler's political stance, includes political aspects of foreign cultures, or directly or indirectly influences political decisions.In contrast to most scholarly publications that primarily focus on travel literature of former colonial nations, this volume includes a broader range of travelogues depicting cultures worldwide, spanning from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. It thus offers with its comparative approach not only a geographically wide selection but also an historical dimension to the political aspects of travel writing. Although most travel literature generally has followed the Horatian principle to instruct and delight the armchair traveler, the authors of this volume clearly address the broader political implications of travel and travel writing within networks of "naked" politics, such as international or interior conflicts, emigration laws, or national propaganda. They also reveal how insidiously political messages are dissimulated through travel writing.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	September 2009
Editors:	Ulrike Brisson • Bernard Schweizer (Assistant Professor of English, Long Island University, Brooklyn)
Dimensions:	212 x 148 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	230
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4438-1297-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
LSN:	1-4438-1297-8
Barcode:	9781443812979

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