Trading in Memories - Barbara Hodgson

Trading in Memories

Travels Through a Scavenger's Favorite Places

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Buch | Hardcover
160 Seiten
2007
Greystone Books,Canada (Verlag)
978-1-55365-199-4 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
Those who wish to understand a city's history visit museums, but Barbara Hodgson prefers a different approach. She explores the streets, bookstores, and markets, where a city reveals its most private self, displaying the contents of its attics and trash bins. Back alleys, obscure cemeteries, and hidden courtyards also offer up surprising finds and capture the essence of the city. Covering a wide cultural and physical geography from Brussels to Marrakech and Damascus to Portland, Trading in Memories follows Barbara Hodgson's travels through markets and other repositories of material culture around the world. The book looks deep into history through such objects as chandeliers left by French expatriates fleeing Shanghai in 1937 and glass lantern slides and stereoscope cards from around the world that attest to the human impulse for wanderlust, free or forced. This sumptuous book presents a wonderful visual and textual record of the true life and character of a place.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.10.2007
Zusatzinfo Color photos throughout
Sprache englisch
Maße 139 x 228 mm
Gewicht 510 g
Themenwelt Reisen Reiseberichte Welt / Arktis / Antarktis
ISBN-10 1-55365-199-5 / 1553651995
ISBN-13 978-1-55365-199-4 / 9781553651994
Zustand Neuware
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