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The globetrotter : Victorian excursions in India, China and Japan / Amy Miller.
Van Pelt Library G155.A1 M5225 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Amy (Author of The globetrotter), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture and tourism.
- History.
- Tourism.
- British--Travel.
- British.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Manners and customs.
- China.
- India.
- Japan.
- British--Travel--History--19th century.
- Tourism--India--History--19th century.
- Tourism--China--History--19th century.
- Tourism--Japan--History--19th century.
- Culture and tourism--History--19th century.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 252 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : British Library Publishing, 2019.
- Summary:
- The fascinating story of the first generation of 'Globetrotters' - leisure tourists with a keen interest in experiencing authentic culture, brought to life with first hand accounts and beautiful illustrations of the views and artefacts of their travels.0In the mid-nineteenth century, as new routes opened up, a new generation of travellers embarked on excursions to India, China and Japan. Globetrotters - leisure tourists with a keen interest in experiencing authentic culture - flocked to the East, casting aside preconceptions and gravitating towards what they hoped to be the unchanged landscapes and traditions of Eastern cultures. The relics of their travels - the food they consumed and the souvenirs they brought back - allowed globetrotters to distinguish themselves from common tourists. They proudly returned with accounts that presented a global East, challenging public assumptions about the cultures they had visited and charting a journey of self-transformation through travel.
- Contents:
- Guidebooks and networks
- Authentic spaces
- Consuming the East
- Collection the East
- Conclusion : coming home.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780712352581
- 0712352589
- OCLC:
- 1090419976
- Publisher Number:
- 99982602191
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