A Journal of Three Months' Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne : Introduction, Notes and Translation /

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 waterco...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Afsharian, Marjan (Editor), Harris, Russell (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pyne, John Compton > Travel.
Travel.
Adventure and adventurers.
Adventure and adventurers > Iran.
Iran.
Iran > Descriptions et voyages.
Iran > Description and travel.
Personal narratives.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of 'orientalism' and colonialism, and for historians.
Physical Description:1 online resource (360 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9789400602595
Access:Open Access

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