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Explore a scholarly look at an eighteenth-century tradition with The British and the Grand Tour from Routledge Revivals. This book provides a deep analysis of the Grand Tour, a journey undertaken by young men to complete their education through travel to France, Italy, Switzerland, and sometimes Germany. Rather than a standard popular history, this work offers a serious academic study of the motives, purposes, activities, and achievements of these travelers. It examines whether these journeys truly fulfilled their theoretical educational goals or if travelers simply repeated the observations found in their guidebooks. This text is an essential resource for students and historians interested in the social and educational history of Great Britain and Europe.

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Provides a scholarly analysis of the motives and purposes behind the eighteenth-century Grand Tour.

Examines the educational impact of travel through France, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany.

Evaluates whether travelers gained true knowledge or merely repeated guidebook observations.

Offers an academic perspective on the activities and achievements of historical travelers.

Part of the Routledge Revivals series, bringing important historical studies back to readers.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
11 October 2010
Listed Since
22 July 2010

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