A Journal of Three Months' Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne / / edited by Marjan Afsharian and Russell Harris
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| Titolo: |
A Journal of Three Months' Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne / / edited by Marjan Afsharian and Russell Harris
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| Pubblicazione: | Leiden, Netherlands : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2017 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (liii, 266 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 970.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Adventure and adventurers |
| Travel | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Iran |
| Persona (resp. second.): | HarrisRussell |
| AfsharianMarjan | |
| 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 An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of 'orientalism' and colonialism, and for historians. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A Journal of Three Months’ Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne |
| ISBN: | 94-006-0259-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910597897803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Iranian studies series (Amsterdam, Netherlands)