Carnets (May 2020)
Viagens à Pérsia nos anos 30 : Maud Von Rosen e Robert Byron
Abstract
The focus of this paper is on two travel books: one by the Swedish Maud von Rosen, the other by the British Robert Byron, during the thirties. I am specially interested to analyze how the Other is seen and the influence of European contexts where the travelers come from in the way they meet the Other, both socially and geographically. Most travelers in this time were before a dilemma: they appreciate the efforts of modernization imposed by the Western European countries and the effects it has on the traditions of the people. Both writers chosen are very critical towards the western travelers/tourists, who just want to confirm the ideas they had from home, and not open enough to see the differences.
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