02714nam 2200553 450 991081940280332120201023111955.01-5013-2943-X1-5013-2942-110.5040/9781501329432(CKB)4340000000253786(MiAaPQ)EBC5309279(OCoLC)1201426516(CaBNVSL)mat01329432(CaBNVSL)9781501329432(EXLCZ)99434000000025378620201023d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierSouvenir /Rolf PottsLondon, England :Bloomsbury Academic,2020.London, England :Bloomsbury Publishing,2020illustrations1 online resource (145 pages)Object lessons1-5013-2941-3 Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-115) and index.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."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"--Provided by publisher.Object lessons.TourismSocial aspectsSouvenirs (Keepsakes)Souvenirs (Keepsakes)Social aspectsLiterary theorybicsscTourismSocial aspects.Souvenirs (Keepsakes)Souvenirs (Keepsakes)Social aspects.Literary theory306.4/819Potts Rolf1710598LBSOR/DLCCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910819402803321Souvenir4101367UNINA