Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. 1: ENCOUNTERING CULTURES
5. I. GETTING READY 13
6. 2. DISCOVERING NEW CULTURES 34
7. 3. ENCOUNTERING ANOTHER LANGUAGE IN YOUR OWN VOICE 51
8. 4. DOCUMENTARY FORMS AND METHODS 70
9. 5. PORTRAITS AND PROFILES 90
10. 6. WRITING ABOUT PLACE 109
11. 7. RELIGION, POLITICS, AND HISTORY 128
12. 8. TRAVEL WRITING IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET 148
13. 2: RETURN AND REVISION
14. 9. REVISING YOUR WRITING AND YOUR LIFE 171
15. 10. THE VARIETIES OF LITERARY FORM 188
16. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 207
17. NOTES 209
18. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 225
19. INDEX 229