From Cairo to Baghdad : British travellers in Arabia /
Until the 1880s, British travellers to Arabia were for the most part wealthy dilettantes who could fund their travels from private means. With the advent of an Imperial presence in the region, as the British seized power in Egypt, the very nature of travel to the Middle East changed. Suddenly, ordin...
| Основен автор: | Canton, James. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2011.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=380555 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
From Cairo to Baghdad. |
| Резюме: |
Until the 1880s, British travellers to Arabia were for the most part wealthy dilettantes who could fund their travels from private means. With the advent of an Imperial presence in the region, as the British seized power in Egypt, the very nature of travel to the Middle East changed. Suddenly, ordinary men and women found themselves visiting the region as British influence increased. Missionaries, soldiers and spies as well as tourists and explorers started to visit the area, creating an ever bigger supply of writers, and market for their books. In a similar fashion, as the Empire receded in t. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-287) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780857719836 0857719831 9781848856967 1848856962 1283293250 9781283293259 |