Traditions of East Asian travel /

"Although the topic of travel and travel writing by Chinese and Japanese writers has recently begun to attract more interest among scholars in the West, it remains largely virgin terrain with vast tracts awaiting scholarly examination. This book offers insights into how East Asians traveled in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fogel, Joshua A., 1950- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2006.
Temas:
Travelers' writings, Chinese > History and criticism.
Travelers' writings, Japanese > History and criticism.
Travelers > China.
Travelers > Japan.
Voyageurs > Chine.
Voyageurs > Japon.
TRAVEL > Asia > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Travel
Travelers
Travelers' writings, Chinese
Travelers' writings, Japanese
Reisbeschrijvingen.
Japan > Description and travel.
China > Description and travel.
Japon > Descriptions et voyages.
Chine > Descriptions et voyages.
China
Japan
Oost-Azië.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Although the topic of travel and travel writing by Chinese and Japanese writers has recently begun to attract more interest among scholars in the West, it remains largely virgin terrain with vast tracts awaiting scholarly examination. This book offers insights into how East Asians traveled in the early modern and modern periods, what they looked for, what they felt comfortable finding, and the ways in which they wrote up their impressions of these experiences."--Page 4 of cover.
Notas:"Previously published as 'Journeys' Special Issue 5: 1, 2004"--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 192 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857458896
0857458892
Acceso:Legal Deposit;

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