Re-examines the history of the British empire from the perspective of those held captive, exploring the dynamics between invader and invaded, the character of cross-cultural conflicts, and the meaning of empire.
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Re-examines the history of the British empire from the perspective of those held captive, exploring the dynamics between invader and invaded, the character of cross-cultural conflicts, and the meaning of empire.
When the United States entered the Gilded Age after the Civil War the nation lost its philosophical moorings and looked eastward to "Old Japan," with its seemingly untouched indigenous culture, for balance and perspective. Japan, meanwhile, was trying to reinvent itself as a mor…
When the United States entered the Gilded Age after the Civil War the nation lost its philosophical moorings and looked eastward to "Old Japan," with its seemingly untouched indigenous culture, for balance and perspective. Japan, meanwhile, was trying to reinvent itself as a mor…
The symposium brought together tourism, hospitality and leisure researchers from around the world to report research, share ideas, and advance consumer psychology and consumer behaviour theory in this important economic sector. In this sector, consumption is characterized by alm…
This remarkable dictionary identifies over six thousand British and Irish travelers who toured in Italy in the eighteenth century. Compiled from the celebrated archive accumulated by Sir Brinsley Ford, this volume provides brief formal biographies of these travellers, their Ital…
"In the Encyclopedia of Travel Literature, an expert in the field takes you on a journey through the best writing in the genre as he sketches the lives and achievements of explorers, adventurers, novelists, and poets from 1450 to the present and describes, critiques, and quotes …
Before the days of photography and TV, and when travelling abroad was for the very few, people learned about foreign countries, other peoples, and intrepid adventurers through the works of travel writers. This book sketches the lives of explorers, novelists and poets from 1450 t…