Picturesque Burma
British Travel Writing 1890–1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9083697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen L Keck (National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 387-414 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4634 • E-ISSN: 1474-0680 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022463404000207 |
| OpenAlex | W2007708670 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
With the end of effective resistance to British rule after the Third Anglo-Burmese War, Burma experienced significant economic growth, which led to larger numbers of foreign travellers going there. This article traces the publications of three travel writers – Mrs Ernst (Alice) Hart, R. Talbot Kelley and V. C. Scott O'Connor – by investigating the ways in which they relied on the concept of ‘picturesque’ to understand Burmese landscapes
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Burmese · Economic history · Linguistics · Literature · Resistance (ecology) · Travel writing · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Maritime Security and History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |