INVESTIGADORES
ZUSMAN Perla Brigida
artículos
Título:
“The Occidental Tourist. Said, Orientalism and the Mediterranean”.
Autor/es:
GARCIA RAMÓN, M.D., ZUSMAN; P. ,LUNA, A., RIUDOR, L. KIRBY A
Revista:
The Arab World Geographer
Editorial:
University of Akron
Referencias:
Lugar: Akron; Año: 2004 vol. vol p. 66 - 79
ISSN:
1480-6800
Resumen:
At the close of the 19th century, an emergent urban burgeoisie in Catalonia emulated its counterparts in more affluent European countries and developed  distinctive cultural behaviour, such as travel to exotic locations. Egypt, and particulary Cairo, became a preferred destination. The initial aim of this paper is to present the images of Cairo as reflected in the travel narratives of several Catalan travellers. Although this was a familiar fascination, it reveals greater complexities concerning the relations between East and West, between different regions of the Mediterranean, and even within Spain itself. From these narratives, we initiate a critique of Orientalism on the grounds that duality necessarily masks more than it reveals.