A Wandering Scholar in the Levant
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2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-04191-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-04191-1 (ISBN)
The archaeologist D.G. Hogarth (1862–1927) became acting director of the Cairo Arab Bureau during the First World War, and, later, president of the Royal Geographical Society. This account of his early experiences in Ottoman Turkey, Egypt, and Cyprus illuminates the close relationship between archaeology and politics in the period.
The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862–1927) was, when he died, keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal Geographical Society. He was instrumental in launching T. E. Lawrence's career, employing him at Carchemish and encouraging him to learn Arabic. This book, published in 1896 and described by Lawrence as 'one of the best travel books ever written', relates a journey through Ottoman Turkey, with additional chapters on Egypt and Cyprus. It combines a highly readable account of the practicalities and pitfalls of archaeology with Hogarth's (often unsympathetic) opinions on political problems of the area, including the position of the Armenians and Kurds. Hogarth subsequently became acting director of the Arab Bureau in Cairo during the First World War, and attended the Versailles peace conference. This book illuminates the experiences that developed Hogarth's political views and the close relationship between archaeology and politics in the Middle East in the period.
The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862–1927) was, when he died, keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal Geographical Society. He was instrumental in launching T. E. Lawrence's career, employing him at Carchemish and encouraging him to learn Arabic. This book, published in 1896 and described by Lawrence as 'one of the best travel books ever written', relates a journey through Ottoman Turkey, with additional chapters on Egypt and Cyprus. It combines a highly readable account of the practicalities and pitfalls of archaeology with Hogarth's (often unsympathetic) opinions on political problems of the area, including the position of the Armenians and Kurds. Hogarth subsequently became acting director of the Arab Bureau in Cairo during the First World War, and attended the Versailles peace conference. This book illuminates the experiences that developed Hogarth's political views and the close relationship between archaeology and politics in the Middle East in the period.
1. The scholar's calling; 2. Trials of a scholar; 3. The Anatolian; 4. The Great River Euphrates; 5. An impression of Egypt; 6. Cyprus.
Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
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Zusatzinfo | 13 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 320 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-108-04191-4 / 1108041914 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-04191-1 / 9781108041911 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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