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"Or as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples--from the relic-dr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc,
2018.
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| Colección: | Object lessons.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Or as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples--from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves of a Disney gift shop--travel writer Rolf Potts delves into a complicated history that explores issues of authenticity, cultural obligation, market forces, human suffering, and self-presentation. More than just objects, souvenirs are a personalized form of folk storytelling that enable people to make sense of the world and their place in it"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 124 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501329425 1501329421 9781501329449 1501329448 |