Arabian Desert in English Travel Writing Since 1950 A Barren Legacy?

By considering why the desert, and the human story therein, continues to fascinate Western writers, it reveals no barren legacy but a strand of ever-evolving inter-cultural practice of representation and self-reflection.

Info autore

Jenny Walker is Consultant to the CEO of Oman’s national accreditation agency. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, she has written for Lonely Planet for 20 years in 40 guidebooks, curated a book of Silk Road drawings, and coauthored, with husband Sam Owen, an off-road guide to Oman.

Riassunto

By considering why the desert, and the human story therein, continues to fascinate Western writers, it reveals no barren legacy but a strand of ever-evolving inter-cultural practice of representation and self-reflection.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jenny Walker, Walker Jenny
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 26.08.2024
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva
• EAN: 9781032399263
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239926-3
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Serie: Routledge Research in Travel Writing
• Categorie: LITERARY CRITICISM / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Middle East, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary studies: postcolonial literature