A journal of three months' walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Leiden :
Leiden University Press,
2017.
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| Series: | Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | 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 An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of 'orientalism' and colonialism, and for historians.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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (liii, 266 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |