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This book studies "armchair" travel writers who journeyed to Europe during the interwar period of 1919-1939. It focuses on travel conversations writers experienced as they sought the real Europe stripped of press reports and government propaganda. They encountered a continent where a cherished past was colliding with an ominous future. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761860242
ISBN
9780761860242
Condition: New

€ 123.35

Hardcover. A study of how narratives of travel through the antebellum South helped construct an American national identity during the years between the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars. The author makes his case on the basis of a broad range of texts including slave narratives, domestic literature, soldiers' diaries, and traditional forms of travel writing. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327655
ISBN
9780820327655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Hardback. Editor(s): Van der Poel, Leme; Bertho, Sophie; Hoenselaars, Ton. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611471670
ISBN
9781611471670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.59

Hardcover. First edition - 8vo. Very Good copy in stained dustwrapper - KAW0182 - 190pp. - F W Cheshire, Melbourne
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
F W Cheshire Melbourne
Number of pages
190
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1951
SKU
KCK0002116
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 30.00

Paperback. An Owl book." Includes index. Bibliography: p. 196-201. Commissioning organisation: Madge Huntington. xxi, 215 p. ill. 23 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy. 1st ed." Keywords: "History - Countries & Regions - Central America & Caribbean,Travel & Holiday - Countries & Regions - Asia,"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KEX0063173
ISBN
9780805000979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566565554
ISBN
9781566565554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Gleaves, Phil. Series: Traveller's History of Croatia. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; WTD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
INTERLINK NETWORK DISTRIBUTION
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566568081
ISBN
9781566568081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973086
ISBN
9781907973086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; RG; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Interlink Books United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566565325
ISBN
9781566565325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973079
ISBN
9781907973079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566565066
ISBN
9781566565066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973093
ISBN
9781907973093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 331 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 192 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
Number of pages
331
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566566452
ISBN
9781566566452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations and maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566564397
ISBN
9781566564397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973055
ISBN
9781907973055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.28

Paperback. Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cornerstone of Western civilization: the Odyssey and the Iliad. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140244991
ISBN
9780140244991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Javadi, Hasan; Floor, Willem M. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823362
ISBN
9781933823362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.66

Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt on spine and cover, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Asian Educational Services,India
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0005779
ISBN
9788120618008
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she undertook an extraordinary decision: with no prior knowledge of the region, she set out alone to West Africa to pursue her anthropological interests. Editor(s): Turner, Lynnette. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTQ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439426
ISBN
9780141439426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Hardcover. In eighteenth - and nineteenth-century Britain, books of travel and exploration were much more than simply the printed experiences of intrepid authors. This book takes readers on a journey into the nature of exploration. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15 colour plates, 25 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429533
ISBN
9780226429533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.99

Paperback. This engaging blend of history and travel will appeal to visiting tourists, area residents seeking weekend diversions, history buffs, and armchair travelers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415147
ISBN
9781421415147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Book on Demand Pod
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9785873774470
ISBN
9785873774470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 6.77

Paperback. Translator(s): Floor, Willem M. Num Pages: 412 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 212 x 22. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823157
ISBN
9781933823157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.48

Paperback. Drawing on Korean and Japanese texts ranging from critical essays to short stories produced in the colonial and post-colonial periods, this book analyzes the ways in which Japanese colonial and Korean nationalist discourse pivoted on such concepts as language, literature, and culture. Series: Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSA; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289857
ISBN
9780520289857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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