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How did backpacking emerge as a specific kind of tourism?

u/agreatbowelshift — 4 hours ago

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Did any sub-Saharan states/cultures have a significant maritime tradition before European contact/colonisation? If so, what did it look like?

u/agreatbowelshift — 3 days ago

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In ancient societies where Homer's work was well known, was the route/events of the Odyssey tied to concrete places? Did this generate some form of tourism from people wanting to visit locations the work was set in?

u/agreatbowelshift — 10 days ago

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Did early professional historians like von Ranke make a conscious effort to engage with a wider public?

u/agreatbowelshift — 10 days ago

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What is the history of pot plants? Did, say, Romans cultivate small plants to place in mobile containers for primarily decorative purposes?

u/agreatbowelshift — 12 days ago