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Travel writing, spectacle and world history
Title
Travel writing, spectacle and world history.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England : Adam Matthew Digital
Physical Description
1 online resource
Extent
Began in 2009.
Local Notes
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University.
Title from home page (publisher's website, viewed June 5, 2013).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Travel writing, spectacle and world history features women's travel diaries, correspondence, photographs from 1818 to the 1970s. The geographical area covered by these diaries is far-reaching, with travel to countries within the British, French, Chinese and American empires and discussion of empire and nationalism, as well as description of the post-colonial world. A great variety of modes of transport are covered, including sea voyages, road trips, wagon trains and air travel.
Format
Databases / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2010
Subjects
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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, current owner.
Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), compiler.
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