{"product_id":"traveling-in-place-9780226774671","title":"Traveling in Place","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmchair travel may seem like an oxymoron. Doesn't travel require us to leave the house? No passport, no currency, no security screening required - the luxury of armchair travel is accessible to us all. In this book, the author celebrates this convenient, magical means of transport in all its many forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bernd Stiegler introduces us to a history of travelogues, all written by trailblazers who measure the span of their adventures by the number of paces between the fireside armchair and the window casement. Stiegler shows the degree to which the room of the writer has become a microcosm, already stocked with enough exotic detail to place itself at the infinite disposal of our curiosity. The book suggests that, no matter how far any wandering sightseer might travel, what really embarks upon the trek is our imagination.\" -Christian Bok, author of Euonia\"","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036586082647,"sku":"9780226774671","price":28.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226774671.jpg?v=1750932443","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/traveling-in-place-9780226774671","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}