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Wild Europe. The Balkans in the Gaze of Western Travellers

Categorie	Geschiedenis Oost-Europa
Boeknummer	#266543
Titel	Wild Europe. The Balkans in the Gaze of Western Travellers
Auteur	Jezernik, Bozidar
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	The Bosnian Institute
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	0863565743
ISBN13	9780863565748
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	Combining witty comment with meticulous research abounding in historical and cultural detail, Jezernik reveals how from the mid 16th to the late 20th century The Balkans have been perceived by west European travellers and experts, many of whom have seen it as part of Asia and sought accordingly to inform their contemporaries of its exotic , outlandish and primitive ways. The rich source material includes citations from naturalists, geographers, historians and social scientists: from Joseph de Tournefort and Henry Blount via Karl Baedeker, William Gladstone and Paulina Irby, to Edith Durham, Rebecca West and Julia Kristeva. Exploring over 1000 first-hand reports and comparing narratives spanning almost five centuries, the author demonstrates how the project of observing other people in th... (Lees verder)eir environment mirrors the observers' own culture and environment. Thus the impressions passed down through the ages about the Balkans say more about Western Europe in most respects than about the lands and people in question.
Pagina's	320
Conditie	Goed — 2004 edition with light green cover.
Prijs	€ 9,00

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