British women travellers: empire and beyond, 1770-1870

"This book studies the exclusive refractive perspectives of British women who took up the twin challenges of travel and writing when Britain was establishing itself as the greatest empire on earth. Contributors explore the ways in which travel writing has defined women's engagement with Em...

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Other Authors: Dutta, Sutapa (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2020
Series:Routledge research in gender and history
Routledge research in gender and history
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"This book studies the exclusive refractive perspectives of British women who took up the twin challenges of travel and writing when Britain was establishing itself as the greatest empire on earth. Contributors explore the ways in which travel writing has defined women's engagement with Empire and British identity, and was inextricably linked with the issue of identity formation. With a capacious geographical canvas, this volume examines the multifaceted relations and negotiations of British women travellers in a range of different imperial contexts across continents from America, Africa, Europe to Australia"--
Item Description:Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 246 pages : illustrations.)
ISBN:9780429325069
0429325061

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