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Autore |
Potts Rolf |
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Titolo |
Souvenir / / Rolf Potts |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2020 |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020 |
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ISBN |
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1-5013-2943-X |
1-5013-2942-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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: illustrations 1 online resource (145 pages) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Tourism - Social aspects |
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) - Social aspects |
Literary theory |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-115) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: an embarrassment of Eiffel Towers -- Souvenirs in the age of pilgrimage -- Souvenirs in the age of Enlightenment -- Interlude: museums of the personal -- Souvenirs in the age of mechanical reproduction -- Souvenirs and human suffering -- Souvenirs and (the complicated notion of) authenticity -- Souvenirs, memory, and the shortness of life. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Or as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples--from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves of a Disney gift shop--travel writer Rolf Potts delves into a complicated history that explores issues of authenticity, cultural obligation, market forces, human suffering, and self-presentation. More than just objects, souvenirs are a personalized form of folk storytelling that enable people to make sense of the world and their place in it"-- |
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