Riedel Dagmar A. author Columbia University. Center for Iranian Studies Columbia University. Center for Iranian Studies originator text Reviews 2005 English The appeal of travel remains that travelers see with their own eyes and have first-hand experiences, even though it has become virtually impossible to be the first to view an unknown landscape and its indigenous population or to break a travel record. But our postmodem perception of travel as an educational experience does not necessarily facilitate our understanding of travel writing in another civilization, because similarities and differences are not always obvious. Guidebooks, despite their focus on data, are never self-explanatory since attitudes toward travel change from society to society and over time. Islamic culture 21 2 7 8 2005 http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14532 NNC NNC 2012-08-28 14:22:52 -0400 2012-08-29 12:06:52 -0400 8553 eng