Dead Sea level : science, exploration and imperial interests in the Near East /
In the nineteenth century the Dead Sea and the Tigris-Euphrates river system had great political significance: the one as a possible gateway for a Russian invasion of Egypt, the other as a potentially faster route to India. This is the traditional explanation for the presence of the international po...
| Основен автор: | Goren, H. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2011.
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| Серия: |
Tauris historical geography series ;
v. 6. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=364611 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Dead Sea level. |
Съдържание:
- pt. 1. Britain, Europe and the Near East, 1830-50
- pt. 2. The Dead Sea and the Jordan Rift Valley : myth and research.