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Traveling Europe Between the World Wars
Jeffrey N. Dupee
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Description for Traveling Europe Between the World Wars
This book studies "armchair" travel writers who journeyed to Europe during the interwar period of 1919-1939. It focuses on travel conversations writers experienced as they sought the real Europe stripped of press reports and government propaganda. They encountered a continent where a cherished past was colliding with an ominous future. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Traveling Europe between the World Wars is a study of “armchair” travel writers who journeyed to Europe during the interwar period of 1919–1939. They traveled the continent for two main reasons: to chronicle the political and social upheavals of the age through encounters with “ordinary” Europeans and to revel in the legendary, idyllic Europe of their earthly dreams. As post-World War I traumas, the Great Depression, and the sudden rise of fascist and communist ideologies wracked the continent, the writers were struck by how many people felt another world war was inevitable. This study focuses on travel conversations writers experienced ... Read more
Traveling Europe between the World Wars is a study of “armchair” travel writers who journeyed to Europe during the interwar period of 1919–1939. They traveled the continent for two main reasons: to chronicle the political and social upheavals of the age through encounters with “ordinary” Europeans and to revel in the legendary, idyllic Europe of their earthly dreams. As post-World War I traumas, the Great Depression, and the sudden rise of fascist and communist ideologies wracked the continent, the writers were struck by how many people felt another world war was inevitable. This study focuses on travel conversations writers experienced ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761860242
SKU
V9780761860242
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About Jeffrey N. Dupee
Jeffrey N. Dupée is a professor of history at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. He received his B.A. in history from Walla Walla University and his Ph.D. in European history from Claremont Graduate University. His disciplinary concentrations include modern Europe and nineteenth and twentieth century imperialism, with a research emphasis on Western travel writers. He is the author of ... Read more
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