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The Sahara : a cultural history / / Eamonn Gearon
| The Sahara : a cultural history / / Eamonn Gearon |
| Autore | Gearon Eamonn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966 |
| Collana | Landscapes of the imagination |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-986197-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- A quick tour of the Sahara -- Flora and fauna -- Part 1: Landscapes. Whales in the desert -- Rock art -- Saharan urban -- Part 2: History: conquests and empires. From ancient Egypt to the Arab invasion -- Travellers, chroniclers, geographers -- Part 3: History: exploration, imperialism and independence. European forays: the African Association and Napoleon -- Further horizons: exploration and the European land grab -- War and peace and war -- The second world war -- Heaven and hell: independence and since -- Part 4: Imagination. Classical inspiration -- Poetic muse -- A brilliant palette -- Oriental delights, strange worlds and spy stories -- Silver screen Sahara -- Part 5: Encounters: indigenes and visitors. Men with a mission -- Literary travellers and tourists -- People of the Sahara. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452502003321 |
Gearon Eamonn
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Sahara : a cultural history / / Eamonn Gearon
| The Sahara : a cultural history / / Eamonn Gearon |
| Autore | Gearon Eamonn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966 |
| Collana | Landscapes of the imagination |
| ISBN | 0-19-986197-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- A quick tour of the Sahara -- Flora and fauna -- Part 1: Landscapes. Whales in the desert -- Rock art -- Saharan urban -- Part 2: History: conquests and empires. From ancient Egypt to the Arab invasion -- Travellers, chroniclers, geographers -- Part 3: History: exploration, imperialism and independence. European forays: the African Association and Napoleon -- Further horizons: exploration and the European land grab -- War and peace and war -- The second world war -- Heaven and hell: independence and since -- Part 4: Imagination. Classical inspiration -- Poetic muse -- A brilliant palette -- Oriental delights, strange worlds and spy stories -- Silver screen Sahara -- Part 5: Encounters: indigenes and visitors. Men with a mission -- Literary travellers and tourists -- People of the Sahara. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790683303321 |
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Gearon Eamonn
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Sahara : a cultural history / / Eamonn Gearon
| The Sahara : a cultural history / / Eamonn Gearon |
| Autore | Gearon Eamonn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966 |
| Collana | Landscapes of the imagination |
| ISBN | 0-19-986197-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- A quick tour of the Sahara -- Flora and fauna -- Part 1: Landscapes. Whales in the desert -- Rock art -- Saharan urban -- Part 2: History: conquests and empires. From ancient Egypt to the Arab invasion -- Travellers, chroniclers, geographers -- Part 3: History: exploration, imperialism and independence. European forays: the African Association and Napoleon -- Further horizons: exploration and the European land grab -- War and peace and war -- The second world war -- Heaven and hell: independence and since -- Part 4: Imagination. Classical inspiration -- Poetic muse -- A brilliant palette -- Oriental delights, strange worlds and spy stories -- Silver screen Sahara -- Part 5: Encounters: indigenes and visitors. Men with a mission -- Literary travellers and tourists -- People of the Sahara. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808556103321 |
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Gearon Eamonn
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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