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Posts Tagged ‘mores’
Decomposing self
Posted in culture, history, identity, women, tagged anthology, Asia, boundaries, continuum, culture, equator, expat harem, global nomad, Indonesia, Jane Robinson, Malaysia, mores, regionality, sense of self, Southeast Asia, travel, Turkey, Unsuitable for Ladies, Wayward Women, Western, women, writers on July 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Reading travelers: Find your historical context
Posted in culture, history, identity, memoir, society, women, tagged adventure, American, Anna Leonowens, Asia, Beryl Markham, British, Chow Yun Fat, colonial literature, culture, dialogue, Ella Maillart, empire, expat, expatriate, film, historical, Idina Sackville, Isabella Bird, Jodie Foster, John Gullick, Journeywoman, King of Siam, memoir, mores, Ottoman, Oxford, reinvention, reputation, sex pilgrimage, Southeast Asia, travel, travelogue, wisdom, women on July 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Cultural wisdom historically pools at the intersection of women and travel
Disposable liaisons of the traveling class
Posted in culture, identity, society, taboo, women, tagged book, cultural product, culture, euphemism, expatriate, export, fling, globetrotter, history, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, memoir, mores, Nashville, Near East, sex pilgrimage, sex tourism, Shirley Valentine, South East Asia, Tennessee, travel on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
which cultural product do sex tourists export?
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