Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age Volume 1

by Harvey Levenstein

Book Overview

For centuries, France has cast an extraordinary spell on travelers. Harvey Levenstein's Seductive Journey explains why so many Americans have visited it, and tells, in colorful detail, what they did when they got there. The result is a highly entertaining examination of the transformation of American attitudes toward French food, sex, and culture, as well as an absorbing exploration of changing notions of class, gender, race, and nationality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226473775
• ISBN13: 9780226473772
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.8"