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The Arabian Desert in English Travel Writing Since 1950

The Arabian Desert in English Travel Writing Since 1950

Jenny Walker

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2024
Materia
Colonialismo e imperialismo
ISBN:
9781032399263
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 By considering why the desert, and the human story therein, continues to fascinate Western writers, it reveals no barren legacy but a strand of ever-evolving inter-cultural practice of representation and self-reflection.

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