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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815009503321

Autore

Huggan Graham <1958->

Titolo

Extreme pursuits : travel/writing in an age of globalization / / Graham Huggan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-60493-7

9786612604935

0-472-02666-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

808.8/0355

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

A provocative look at travel--both voluntary and otherwise--in an uncertain world.