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 watercolours...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Leiden
Leiden University Press
2017
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Series: | Iranian Studies Series
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Collection: | OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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 An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of ‘orientalism’ and colonialism, and for historians. |
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Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
ISBN: | 9789087282820 9789400602601 9789087282622 |