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Autore |
Huggan Graham <1958-> |
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Titolo |
Extreme pursuits : travel/writing in an age of globalization / / Graham Huggan |
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Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-60493-7 |
9786612604935 |
0-472-02666-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Travelers' writings - History and criticism |
Travel in literature |
Literature and globalization |
Globalization in literature |
Travel - History |
Travel writing - History |
Travel writing - Political aspects |
Travel - Philosophy |
Tourism - Philosophy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-208) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface: In Transit -- One - WTS and the WTO -- Two - Going Green, Saving Nature -- Three - Un/Natural Disasters -- Four - Back to the Future -- Postscript: After Bali -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A provocative look at travel--both voluntary and otherwise--in an uncertain world. |
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