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Patagonia Revisited

Bruce Chatwin,Paul Theroux
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Author : Bruce Chatwin,Paul Theroux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040271343

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"Since its discovery by Magellan in 1520, Patagonia has retained its fascination as a metaphor for The Ultimate. Here Bruce Chatwin and Paul Theroux join forces in a literary quest for some of the instances in which these 'final capes of exile' have affected the literary imagination. This lively and delightful curio had its origins in an entertainment the two writers gave for The Royal Geographical Society, at a time when Paul Theroux was following Bruce Chatwin's 'In Patagonia' with 'The Old Patagonian Express'"--Publisher's description, p. [2] of dust jacket.

Patagonia

Chris Moss
Patagonia Book PDF

Author : Chris Moss
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781908493347

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Patagonia is the ultimate landscape of the mind. Like Siberia and the Sahara, it has become a metaphor for nothingness and extremity. Its frontiers have stretched beyond the political boundaries of Argentina and Chile to encompass an evocative idea of place. A vast triangle at the southern tip of the New World, this region of barren steppes, soaring peaks and fierce winds was populated by small tribes of hunter-gatherers and roaming nomads when Ferdinand Magellan made landfall in 1520. A fateful moment for the natives, this was the start of an era of adventure and exploration. Soon Sir Francis Drake and John Byron, and sailors from Europe and America, would be exploring Patagonia’s bays and inlets, mapping fjords and channels, whaling, sifting the streams for gold in the endless search for Eldorado. As the land was opened up in the nineteenth century, a crazed Frenchman declared himself King. A group of Welsh families sailed from Liverpool to Northern Patagonia to found a New Jerusalem in the desert. Further down the same river, Butch and Sundance took time out from bank robbing to run a small ranch near the Patagonian Andes. All these, and later travel writers, have left sketches and records, memoirs and diaries evoking Patagonia’s grip on the imagination. From the empty plains to the crashing seas, from the giant dinosaur fossils to glacial sculptures, the landscape has inspired generations of travellers and artists.

Patagonia

Fernanda Peñaloza,Jason Wilson
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Author : Fernanda Peñaloza,Jason Wilson
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
ISBN : 3039109170

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Patagonia by Fernanda Peñaloza,Jason Wilson Pdf

"This volume is a selection of the papers presented during the international conference Patagonia: Myths and Realities organised through the Centre of Latin American Cultural Studies at the University of Manchester and held in September 2005 at the Manchester Museum"--Introd.

Anderson’s Travel Companion

Compiled by Sarah Anderson
Anderson s Travel Companion Book PDF

Author : Compiled by Sarah Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351958394

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Anderson’s Travel Companion by Compiled by Sarah Anderson Pdf

A selection of the best in travel writing, with both fiction and non-fiction presented together, this companion is for all those who like travelling, like to think about travelling, and who take an interest in their destination. It covers guidebooks as well as books about food, history, art and architecture, religion, outdoor activities, illustrated books, autobiographies, biographies and fiction and lists books both in and out of print. Anderson's Travel Companion is arranged first by continent, then alphabetically by country and then by subject, cross-referenced where necessary. There is a separate section for guidebooks and comprehensive indexes. Sarah Anderson founded the Travel Bookshop in 1979 and is also a journalist and writer on travel subjects. She is known by well-known travel writers such as Michael Palin and Colin Thubron. Michael Palin chose her bookshop as his favourite shop and Colin Thubron and Geoffrey Moorhouse, among others, made suggestions for titles to include in the Travel Companion.

The Rough Guide to Argentina (Travel Guide eBook)

Shafik Meghji
The Rough Guide to Argentina Travel Guide eBook Book PDF

Author : Shafik Meghji
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 837 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780241295373

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The Rough Guide to Argentina (Travel Guide eBook) by Shafik Meghji Pdf

The Rough Guide to Argentina is the ultimate guide to this beguiling country, with detailed coverage of its beautiful cities and wild national parks. You'll find all the practical information you need, as well as suggested itineraries, historical and cultural context, and our expert authors' top tips. Reviews - in Rough Guides' honest, tell-it-like-it-is style - show you the best places to eat, sleep, drink, dance and shop, no matter what your budget. Get to know the cosmopolitan capital, Buenos Aires, with a sultry tango class, dinner at a secretive puerta cerrada restaurant, or a raucous football match; learn about the mysterious gauchos with an asado in a frontier town or a stay at an estancia; and follow in the footsteps of Che Guevara with your own trip along some of South America's most iconic roads. Whether you're climbing mountains and sailing past glaciers or sipping wine in a sunlit vineyard, the clear maps and authoritative prose of The Rough Guide to Argentina will help you make the most of your time in this captivating country.

The Rough Guide to Argentina

Andrew Benson,Rosalba O'Brien,Shafik Meghji
The Rough Guide to Argentina Book PDF

Author : Andrew Benson,Rosalba O'Brien,Shafik Meghji
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781409342595

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The Rough Guide to Argentina by Andrew Benson,Rosalba O'Brien,Shafik Meghji Pdf

The brand new, full-colour Rough Guide to Argentina is the definitive travel guide to this epic country, with in-depth coverage of its vibrant cities, rich culture and staggeringly diverse scenery. Lively accounts, clear maps and stunning photography throughout bring Argentina's attractions to life, from the thunderous Iguazú Falls and ravishing capital Buenos Aires to Mendoza's celebrated vineyards and the wild and isolated snow-capped peaks of Tierra del Fuego. Discover shimmering mountain lakes, beautiful valleys and majestic glaciers; ride with gauchos; get seduced by tango; savour the world's finest steak; watch a superclásico football match; or pick up the trail of Bruce Chatwin across Patagonia's dramatic ice fields. With easy-to-use maps, reliable transport advice, inspiring itineraries and expert reviews of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and shops for all budgets, this indispensable guide will ensure that you don't miss a thing. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Argentina. Now available in ePub format.

Ecosee

Sidney I. Dobrin,Sean Morey
Ecosee Book PDF

Author : Sidney I. Dobrin,Sean Morey
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1438425848

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Ecosee by Sidney I. Dobrin,Sean Morey Pdf

Examines the rhetorical role of images in communicating environmental ideas.

Travels and Translations

Alison Yarrington,Stefano Villani,Julia Kelly
Travels and Translations Book PDF

Author : Alison Yarrington,Stefano Villani,Julia Kelly
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789401210164

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Travels and Translations by Alison Yarrington,Stefano Villani,Julia Kelly Pdf

This volume explores the fascinating interactions and exchanges between British and Italian cultures from the early modern period to the present. It looks at how these exchanges were mediated through personal encounters, travel writings, and translations, involving a variety of protagonists: explorers, writers, poets, preachers, diplomats and tourists. In particular, this book examines the understanding of Italy as a destination and set of locations, each with their own distinctive geographical character, during a period which saw the creation of the modern Italian state. It also charts the shifts in travelling activity during this period, from early explorers and cartographers, via those taking part in the Grand Tour in the 18th and 19th centuries, to more modern poet-travellers and blogging tourists. Drawing upon literary studies, history, art history, cultural studies, translation studies, sociology and socio-linguistics, this volume takes a cross-disciplinary approach to its rich constellation of ‘cultural transactions’.

The Experience of Idling in Victorian Travel Texts, 1850–1901

Heidi Liedke
The Experience of Idling in Victorian Travel Texts 1850 1901 Book PDF

Author : Heidi Liedke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783319958613

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The Experience of Idling in Victorian Travel Texts, 1850–1901 by Heidi Liedke Pdf

This book brings together theories of spatiality and mobility with a study of travel writing in the Victorian period to suggest that ‘idleness’ is an important but neglected condition of subjectivity in that era. Contrary to familiar stereotypes of ‘the Victorians’ as characterized by speed, work, and mechanized travel, this books asserts a counter-narrative in which certain writers embraced idleness in travel as a radical means to ‘re-subjectification’ and the assertion of a ‘late-Romantic’ sensibility. Attentive to the historical and literary continuities between ‘Romantic’ and ‘Victorian’, the book reconstructs the Victorian discourse on idleness. It draws on an interdisciplinary range of theorists and brings together a fresh selection of accounts viewed through the lens of cultural studies as well as accounts of publication history and author biography. Travel texts from different genres (by writers such as Anna Mary Howitt, Jerome K. Jerome and George Gissing) are brought together as representing the different facets of the spectrum of idleness in the Victorian context.

Travel Writing and Empire

Steven H. Clark
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Author : Steven H. Clark
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : British
ISBN : 9781856496285

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Travel Writing and Empire by Steven H. Clark Pdf

Travel writing has become central to postcolonial studies. This book provides an introduction to the genre, particularly to its dynamics of power and representation, and the degree to which it has promoted ideologies of empire.The book combines detailed evaluations of major contemporary models of analysis - new historicism, travelling theory, and post-colonial studies - with a series of specific studies detailing the complicity of the genre with a history of violent incursion from Columbus' reports from the New World through to the nomadism of postmodern travelogue.Among its particular areas of concern are* 'Othering' discourses - of cannibalism and infanticide* the production of colonial knowledge - geographic,medicinal, zoological* the role of sexual anxiety in the constructionof the gendered, travelling body* the interplay between imperial and domestic spheres* reappropration of alien discourse by indigenous cultures.Post-colonial studies has concentrated on travellers as conduits of erasure and appropriation. This book resists the temptation to think in terms of a simple monolithic Eurocentrism and offers a more complex reading of texts produced before, during and after periods of imperial ascendency. In doing so, it provides a more nuanced account of the hegemonic functions of travel-writing. As such it is necessary reading for students and academics of cultural studies, literary theory, anthropology and history.

Lizards of Patagonia

Mariana Morando,Luciano J. Avila
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Author : Mariana Morando,Luciano J. Avila
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030427528

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Lizards of Patagonia by Mariana Morando,Luciano J. Avila Pdf

This book presents a critical and integrated review of lizards from Patagonia. It summarizes the region’s geomorphological history and climatic aspects, which makes it possible to interpret, from an evolutionary perspective, the latest findings on the various natural history aspects of its lizard fauna. As such, the book will appeal to all researchers and professionals specialized in lizard ecology and evolution.

Late Cenozoic of Península Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina

Pablo Bouza,Andrés Bilmes
Late Cenozoic of Pen nsula Vald s Patagonia Argentina Book PDF

Author : Pablo Bouza,Andrés Bilmes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319485089

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Late Cenozoic of Península Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina by Pablo Bouza,Andrés Bilmes Pdf

This book presents extensive and new information on the Cenozoic marine and continental systems of one of the most important World Heritage sites of Southern South America: The Península Valdés. Using an interdisciplinary approach, that includes geological, biological and archeological perspectives of more than 30 specialists, an integrated description and analysis of the Cenozoic environments of the study region is presented. The volume brings together an update of the geology, climate, geomorphology, soils, biodiversity, archeology and human impact of the Península Valdés. The scope of this book extends to any natural science researcher of the world interested on the Cenozoic history of the Península Valdés.

Under The Sun

Bruce Chatwin,Elizabeth Chatwin,Nicholas Shakespeare
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Author : Bruce Chatwin,Elizabeth Chatwin,Nicholas Shakespeare
Publisher : Random House
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781407092423

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Under The Sun by Bruce Chatwin,Elizabeth Chatwin,Nicholas Shakespeare Pdf

Bruce Chatwin is one of the most significant British novelists and travel writers of our time. His books have become modern-day classics which defy categorisation, inspired by and reflecting his incredible journeys. Tragically, Chatwin's compelling narrative voice was cut off just as he had found it. 'Bruce had just begun' said his friend, Salman Rushdie, 'we saw only the first act'. But Chatwin left behind a wealth of letters and postcards that he wrote, from his first week at school until shortly before his death at the age of forty-eight. Whether typed on Sotheby's notepaper or hastily scribbled, Chatwin's correspondence reveals more about himself than he was prepared to expose in his books; his health and finances, his literary ambitions and tastes, his uneasiness about his sexual orientation; above all, his lifelong quest for where to live. Comprising material collected over two decades from hundreds of contacts across five continents, Chatwin's letters are a valuable and illuminating record of one of the greatest and most enigmatic writers of the twentieth century.

Literature of Travel and Exploration

Jennifer Speake
Literature of Travel and Exploration Book PDF

Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3477 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135456627

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Literature of Travel and Exploration by Jennifer Speake Pdf

Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.

Travel Writing

Casey Blanton
Travel Writing Book PDF

Author : Casey Blanton
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0415938937

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Travel Writing by Casey Blanton Pdf

Traces travel writing's evolution from classical times to the present, focusing on Anglo-American work since the eighteenth century. Examines texts by James Boswell, Mary Kingsley, Graham Greene, Peter Mathiessen, Naipaul and Chatwin.