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Mellinato Suez e Revoltella

2017, Lezioni di storia Laterza, Trieste, 2017. "Il viaggio"

Even before the actual opening of the Suez Canal, the possibility of connecting directly the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean ignited the European fantasies and ambitions. During a first phase, the new waterway revolutionized more the business relations. But later, technological progress and the Europeanization of other continents made tourism in the countries of the so-called "beyond Suez" one of the most exciting experiences that could be done in a lifetime. The East suddenly becomes close and the fascination for the exotic, and an increasing curiosity for unknown cultures, were the starting point for incredible new great tours.