“All Aboard for Europe!”: American Youth Travel to Europe Between the World Wars

“All Aboard for Europe!”: American Youth Travel to Europe Between the World Wars

Using the travel writing of six Americans in their teens who went to Europe between WWI and WWII, this article argues that broader trends of mass tourism, such as travel’s extension beyond European elite and inclusion of women, intersected with Americans’ preoccupation with youth and youth culture i...

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Main Author: Katherine Cartwright is a Ph.D. candidate at The College of William & Mary. Her research looks at how American young people engaged in and shaped efforts aimed at cross-cultural understanding and internationalism from World War One through World War Two. She seeks to prioritize children and youth in her research by incorporating their voices and using sources they produced.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Diacronie 2018-12-01
Series:Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea
Subjects:
Youth
Gender
Travel
Tourism
Internationalism
Gioventù
genere
viaggio
turismo
internazionalismo
Online Access:http://www.studistorici.com/2018/12/29/cartwright_numero_36/

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http://www.studistorici.com/2018/12/29/cartwright_numero_36/

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