Asian Crossings - Travel Writing on China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9789622099159 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 276 str.

Paul Smethurst

Opis

This book examine various topics and contexts of travel writings on China, Japan and Southeast Asia. From the first Colombian on a trade mission to China, to French women travellers in Asia, and the opening of "Japan Fairs" in the US during the latter half of the nineteenth century, this book offers a kaleidoscopic glimpse of the various cultures in the eyes of their beholders coupled with insightful understanding of the various politics and relationships that are involved.