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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798574403321

Autore

Mandler Dávid

Titolo

Arminius Vambéry and the British Empire : between East and West / / David Mandler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-3825-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Disciplina

910.92

Soggetti

Scholars - Hungary

Jews - Hungary

Diplomats - Hungary

Travelers - Asia, Central

Identity politics - History - 19th century

East and West - History - 19th century

Orientalism - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Asia, Central Relations Great Britain

Great Britain Relations Asia, Central

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Arminius Vambéry, the self-made man : the journey from destitute Hungarian Jew to celebrated Central Asian expert in British public discourse -- Hungarian, explorer, Russophobe, and Eastern brother : Vambéry in British public discourse -- Vambéry and the great Goldziher : negotiating Jewishness, Zionism, Hungarianness, and each other -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Bram Stoker's Arminius : Vambéry in Dracula.

Sommario/riassunto

"This study examines the life of Arminius Vambéry, the nineteenth-century Hungarian writer, intellectual, and informal diplomat who traveled extensively throughout Central Asia. It uses his experiences to explore the identity politics of the period and the political and intellectual concept of Orientalism"--Provided by publisher.