Writes of Passage

by James S. Duncan (Editor)

Writes of Passage explores the interplay between a system of "othering" which travelers bring to a place, and the "real" geographical difference they discover upon arrival. Exposing the tensions between the imaginary and real, Duncan and Gregory and a team of leading internationa contributors focus primarily upon travelers from the 18th and 19th Centuries to pin down the imaginary within the context of imperial power. The contributors focus on travel to three main Africa, South Asia, and Europe - wit the European examples being drawn from Britain, France and Greece.

Genres: Travel

236 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting essays, especially the one on the ideological development of Tibet as a site for the white western traveller to achieve a kind of secular humanist enlightenment or 'spiritual' epiphany.