{"product_id":"travel-writing-carl-thompson-9780415444651","title":"Travel Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn increasingly popular genre - addressing issues of empire, colonialism, post-colonialism, globalization, gender and politics - travel writing offers the reader a movement between the familiar and the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Carl Thompson: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eintroduces the genre, outlining competing definitions and key debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e provides a broad historical survey from the medieval period to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexplores the autobiographical dimensions of the form\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elooks at both men and women's travel writing, surveying a range of canonical and more marginal works, drawn from both the colonial and postcolonial era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eutilises both British and American travelogues to consider the genre's role in shaping the history of both nations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcise and practical, \u003cem\u003eTravel Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is the ideal introduction for those new to the subject, as well as a crucial overview of current debates in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415444659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415444651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012","brand":"Carl Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44181075886335,"sku":"9780415444651","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4edcbc38-7148-4606-aca9-7f16148943a4.jpg?v=1690258422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/travel-writing-carl-thompson-9780415444651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}