In this Book
- A Journal of Three Months’ Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne: Introduction, Notes and Translation
- 2017
- Book
- Published by: Leiden University Press
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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 An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of ‘orientalism’ and colonialism, and for historians.
Table of Contents
- Table of Figures
- pp. xi-xvi
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xxi-xxii
- Introduction,
- pp. xxiii-liii
- The Journal
- pp. 1-246
- Bibliography
- pp. 253-260
Additional Information
ISBN
9789087282820
MARC Record
OCLC
1103686096
Pages
360
Launched on MUSE
2019-08-02
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
