Images of China in Polish and Serbian Travel Writings (1720-1949)
Images of China in Polish and Serbian Travel Writings (1720-1949)

Author: Tomasz Ewertowski

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9004435441

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In Images of China in Polish and Serbian Travel Writings (1720-1949), Tomasz Ewertowski examines how Polish and Serbian travelers from the 18th to the mid-20th century described China, showing various factors which influenced their representations of the Middle Kingdom.

Migration and Mobility in the Modern Age
Migration and Mobility in the Modern Age

Author: Anika Walke

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2016-12-12

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0253025087

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A collection that “eloquently examines the numerous forms of movement from and across Central, Eastern Europe and Russia from a historical perspective” (Comparative Literature Studies). Combining methodological and theoretical approaches to migration and mobility studies with detailed analyses of historical, cultural, or social phenomena, the works collected here provide an interdisciplinary perspective on how migrations and mobility altered identities and affected images of the “other.” From walkways to railroads to airports, the history of travel provides a context for considering the people and events that have shaped Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.

Unknown Treasures of the Altaic World in Libraries, Archives and Museums
Unknown Treasures of the Altaic World in Libraries, Archives and Museums

Author: Tatiana A. Pang

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-08-10

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 3112208897

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Studien zur Sprache, Geschichte und Kultur der Turkvölker was founded in 1980 by the Hungarian Turkologist György Hazai. The series deals with all aspects of Turkic language, culture and history, and has a broad temporal and regional scope. It welcomes manuscripts on Central, Northern, Western and Eastern Asia as well as parts of Europe, and allows for a wide time span from the first mention in the 6th century to modernity and present.