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 watercolours...
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| Μορφή: | Online |
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| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Leiden University Press
2021
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | 628776 |
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| Περίληψη: | 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 An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of ‘orientalism’ and colonialism, and for historians.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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