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The books that we read, whether travel-focused or not, may influence the way in which we understand the process or experience of travel. This multidisciplinary work provides a critical analysis of the inspirational and transformational role that books play in travel imaginings. Does reading a book encourage us to think of travel as exotic, adventurous, transformative, dangerous or educative? Do different genres of books influence a reader's view of travel in multifarious ways? These questions are explored through a literary analysis of an eclectic selection of books spanning the period from the eighteenth century to the present day. Genres covered include historical fiction, children's books, Westerns, science-fiction and crime fiction.

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Book category Books in English Economics, finance, business & management Industry & industrial studies Service industries

• Full title: Books and Travel
• Subtitle: Inspiration, Quests and Transformation
• Author: Jennifer Laing, Warwick Frost
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9781845413484
• ISBN: 1845413482
• ID: 05096960
• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Weight: 404 g
• Dimensions: 217 × 152 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. July 2012

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