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Published by Anthem Press, London, 2015
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Paperback. This critical study examines the theme of interpersonal encounter in a range of late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century travel writing written in French and Italian. Structured typologically, each chapter focuses on a typical activity that brings traveller-protagonists into contact with other people. Drawing on literary critical studies of travel writing, sociological and anthropological approaches to tourism, as well as research in French and Italian area studies, 'Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary Travel Writing' locates the concept of encounter within the context of modern tourism. A critical study on the theme of interpersonal encounter in late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century French and Italian travel writing. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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- Title
- Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary Travel Writing (Paperback)
- Author
- Catharine Mee
- Publisher
- Anthem Press, London
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1783084200
- ISBN 13
- 9781783084203
- Series
- Book 17 of 19: Anthem Studies in Travel
This critical study examines the theme of interpersonal encounter in a range of late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century travel writing written in French and Italian. Structured typologically, each chapter focuses on a typical activity that brings traveller-protagonists into contact with other people. Drawing on literary critical studies of travel writing, sociological and anthropological approaches to tourism, as well as research in French and Italian area studies, ‘Interpersonal Encounters in Contemporary Travel Writing’ locates the concept of encounter within the context of modern tourism.
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About the Author
Catharine Mee is an independent researcher. She completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2009, writing her thesis on French and Italian travel writing.
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