Books and travel: inspiration, quests and transformation
Auteur :
Laing, Jennifer / Frost, Warwick
Éditeur :
Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN :
9781845413484
Date de publication :
20 juil. 2012
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
408 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The role of books in framing travel imaginings is an important social and cultural phenomenon. This book explores how reading books influences the way in which we understand travel and the tourist experience. It covers a variety of genres of books, from children’s books and historical fiction, to westerns, science fiction and crime fiction.