A Journal of Three Months' Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne
A primary source on a journey to Persia by Captain John Compton Pyne in 1884 revealing the West's fascination with the Middle East in Victorian times. The book includes an introduction by the editors and a transcription of the manuscript with notes and the original illustrations, mainly waterco...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Leiden, Netherlands :
Amsterdam University Press
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Iranian studies series (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009684793606719 |
| Summary: | A primary source on a journey to Persia by Captain John Compton Pyne in 1884 revealing the West's fascination with the Middle East in Victorian times. The book includes an introduction by the editors and a transcription of the manuscript with notes and the original illustrations, mainly watercolours. An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of 'orientalism' and colonialism, and for historians. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (liii, 266 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9789400602595 |
