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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220008703321

Autore

Harris Russell

Titolo

A Journal of Three Months’ Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne : Introduction, Notes and Translation / / edited by Russell Harris and Marjan Afsharian ; with contributions by Jeremy Archer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Leiden University Press, 20170331

ISBN

9789087282820

9087282826

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (liii, 266 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;

Collana

Iranian studies series

Soggetti

Adventure and adventurers - Iran

Iran Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

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 An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of ‘orientalism’ and colonialism, and for historians.