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