A Journal of Three Months’ Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne Introduction, Notes and Translation
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...
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| Formato: | Electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden
Leiden University Press
20170331
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| Colección: | Iranian studies series
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425646406719 |
| Sumario: | 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 An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of ‘orientalism’ and colonialism, and for historians.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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (liii, 266 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| ISBN: | 9789087282820 |
