A Narrative Community: Voices of Israeli Backpackers

by Chaim Noy

Book Overview

Backpacking, or Tarmila'ut, has been a time-honored rite of passage for young Israelis for decades. Shortly after completing their mandatory military service, young people set off on extensive backpacking trips to "exotic" and "authentic" destinations in so-called Third World regions in India, Nepal, and Thailand in Asia, and also Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina in Central and South America. Chaim Noy collects the words and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814331769
• ISBN13: 9780814331767
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 10.0"