Travel in twentieth-century French and Francophone cultures :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the persistence of diversity /
First Statement of Responsibility
Charles Forsdick.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xxiii, 255 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-248) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Intro; Contents; Introduction: Exoticism in the Fin de Siècle: Decline and Recovery; 1. Travelling Concepts: Postcolonial Approaches to Exoticism and Diversity; 2. Le Grand Danger Terrestre: Early Twentieth-Century Exoticism and the Decline of Diversity; 3. Sa(l)vaging Exoticism: New Approaches to 1930s Travel Literature in French; 4. Around the World in a 2CV: Post-War French Travel Writing and the Reordering of 'Elsewhere'; 5. Between Unity and Diversity: Rubbish, the Mosaic, and the Fragments of Travel Literature
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6. Journeying Now: New Directions in Contemporary Travel Literature in FrenchPostface: From the Cultures of Travel to Travelling Cultures; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Drawing on a varied range of material - including early African travel narratives, post-war accounts of journeys in Citroen 2CVs, travel stories of immigrant workers, and contemporary Polynesian literature, this book offers one of the first studies of 20th-century French travel literature.
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Title
Travel in twentieth-century French and Francophone cultures.
International Standard Book Number
0199258295
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
French prose literature-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
Travelers' writings, French-- History and criticism.