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Travel Writing and the Natural World, 1768-1840

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Taking as a starting point the parallel occurrence of Cook's Pacific voyages, the development of natural history, scenic tourism in Britain, and romantic travel in Europe, this book argues that the effect of these practices was the production of nature as an abstract space and that the genre of travel writing had a central role in reproducing it.

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Travel Writing and the Natural World, 1768-1840 2012, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

ISBN-13: 9781137030351

Hardcover

Travel Writing and the Natural World, 1768-1840 2012, Palgrave MacMillan, London

ISBN-13: 9781349440399

2012 edition

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