Taken for wonder : nineteenth century travel writing from Iran to Europe /

'Taken for Wonder' focuses on 19th-century travelogues authored by Iranians in Europe and argues for a methodological shift in the way scholars interpret travel writing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sohrabi, Naghmeh
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Europe > Description and travel. Europe > Relations > Iran. Iran > Relations > Europe. Travelers' writings, Persian > Europe > History and criticism. Iranians > Europe > History > 19th century. Europe > History > 1789-1900. Iran > History > Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925. Europe > Descriptions et voyages. Écrits de voyageurs persans > Europe > Histoire et critique. Iraniens > Europe > Histoire > 19e siècle. Europe > Histoire > 1789-1900. Iran > Histoire > 1794-1925 (Dynastie des Qādjārs) Qajar Dynasty (Iran) International relations Iranians Travel Travelers' writings, Persian Europe Iran 1789-1925 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

Writing travel, making genre
The reluctant tourist: Mirza Abul Hasan Khan and his "Book of wonder"
Long day's journey into night: Mirza Fattah Khan Garmrudi's accounts of Europe
The traveling king: Nasir al-Din Shah and his books of travel
A darvish and a merchant walk into Europe: the popularization of travel of writing
Conclusion.