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The globetrotter : Victorian excursions in India, China and Japan by Amy Miller; British Library is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The globetrotter : Victorian excursions in India, China and Japan about?

In the mid-19th century, as new routes opened up, a new generation of travelers embarked on excursions to India, China and Japan. Globetrottersleisure tourists with a keen interest in experiencing authentic cultureflocked to the East, casting aside preconceptions and gravitating towards what they hoped to be the unchanged landscapes and traditions of Eastern cultures. The relics of their travelsthe food they consumed and the souvenirs they brought backallowed globetrotters to distinguish themselves from common tourists. They proudly returned with accounts that presented a global East, challenging public assumptions about the cultures they had visited and charting a journey of self-transformation.Voted one of the Best Travel Books 2019 by National Geographic Magazine .

Author

Amy Miller; British Library

Publisher

British Library Publishing

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780712352581

Subjects

Anthropology, History, Social_sciences