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A General Economy of Travel
- Identity, Memory, and Death
Engelsk Paperback
A General Economy of Travel
- Identity, Memory, and Death
Engelsk Paperback

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The central concern of this study is the basic question: what does it mean to travel? In order to understand this query, Hafizi places the discourse on travel within an economical framework and distinguishes between two interdependent forms: a restricted economy of travel and a general economy of travel. The apparent closed structure of departure and arrival in a traditional definition of travel, which Hafizi refers to as a restricted economy of travel, is usually teleological in its movement from an origin towards a destination. More often than not, it is an incarnation of knowledge and light, an unveiling of the secrets of the others. Hafizi challenges this structure by arguing that behind this traditional notion of travel lies a different itinerary, which he refers to as a general economy of travel. This itinerary departs from a non-origin, whose trajectory is not continuous, ordered, or controlled, and whose destination is a being-destined-to-wander. The arrival at a destination is never guaranteed. In conclusion, Hafizi invites us to look at the phenomenon of travel with a Janus face: to see, in the experience of the foreign, not only that which is gathered but also that which is scattered.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
166
ISBN-13:
9780761856238
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0761856234
Udg. Dato:
14 dec 2011
Længde:
12mm
Bredde:
155mm
Højde:
231mm
Forlag:
University Press of America
Oplagsdato:
14 dec 2011
Forfatter(e):
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