Persia and its people / / Ella C. Sykes
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| Autore: |
Sykes Ella <d. 1939.>
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| Titolo: |
Persia and its people / / Ella C. Sykes
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 915.5044 |
| 955 | |
| Soggetto topico: | National characteristics, Iranian |
| Soggetto geografico: | Iran Description and travel |
| Iran Social life and customs | |
| Note generali: | Originally published: New York : Macmillan co.,1910. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | PERSIA AND ITS PEOPLE; Copyright; PERSIA AND ITS PEOPLE; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I: SOME DESCRIPTION OF PERSIA; CHAPTER II: A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE HISTORY OF PERSIA; CHAPTER III: THE SHAH, HIS CAPITAL AND GOVERNMENT; CHAPTER IV: THE PERSIAN MAN; CHAPTER V: A PERSIAN CITY- MESHED THE HOLY; CHAPTER VI: THE ENVIRONS OF A PERSIAN CITY- MESHED; CHAPTER VII: A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE RELIGIONS OF PERSIA; CHAPTER VIII: MUHARRAM; CHAPTER IX: TRAVEL; CHAPTER X: THE PERSIAN WOMAN; CHAPTER XI: COUNTRY LIFE; CHAPTER XII: THE PERSI'AN GULF AND THE KARUN RIVER; CHAPTER XIII: FAUNA AND FLORA |
| CHAPTER XIV: MARCO POLO IN PERSIACHAPTER XV: A GLANCE AT THE ANTIQUITIES OF PERSIA.; CHAPTER XVI: SPORT AND AMUSEMENTS; CHAPTER XVII: FOUR PERSIAN POETS; CHAPTER XVIII: A SLIGHT ACCOUNT OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF PERSIA; CHAPTER XIX: PERSIAN SUPERSTITIONS AND THE ART OF MEDICINE; INDEX | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This volume gives a popular description of Iran and was the result of the author's extensive travelling in the country and close knowledge of its people and customs over a period of 3 years at the turn of the nineteenth century. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Persia and its people |
| ISBN: | 1-136-84119-9 |
| 1-280-68745-2 | |
| 1-136-84120-2 | |
| 9786613664396 | |
| 0-203-83314-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910806296403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge library editions. . -Iran ; ; v. 9.