Saddling the dogs :: journeys through Egypt and the Near East /

In the absence of horses, saddle the dogs. This Arab proverb, suggesting the uncompromising determination of nomads to keep moving, whatever the obstacles, epitomizes also the travelling ethos of many early visitors to the 'exotic East'. The journeys examined here are linked by the light t...

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Körperschaft: Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East
Weitere Verfasser: Fortenberry, Diane, Manley, Deborah
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxbow Books : D. Brown, [2009]
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
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Zusammenfassung:In the absence of horses, saddle the dogs. This Arab proverb, suggesting the uncompromising determination of nomads to keep moving, whatever the obstacles, epitomizes also the travelling ethos of many early visitors to the 'exotic East'. The journeys examined here are linked by the light they shed on the experience of travel in Egypt, Greece and the Ottoman Balkans, and the Near East from the 17th to the early 20th century not so much what was seen as how one got there and how one got around once arrived; the vicissitudes and travails, both expected and strange that characterized the passage. The purpose of the trips examined range from religious pilgrimages to diplomatic, commercial and military journeys, to middle-class package tours. Each of them is of interest for what it reveals about the realities of travel in Egypt, the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East at different times: the means by which travel was carried out, the dangers and discomforts encountered and the preparations made. The Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE) is a registered educational charity promoting the study of the history of travel and travelers in the eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and the Ottoman Balkans eastward to Turkey and the Levant, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and the Mesopotamian region.
Beschreibung:"An ASTENE publication"--Page 4 of cover
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 170 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781782973461
178297346X
9781782973485
1782973486

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