The urge of 19th-century travelers to write down and record their experiences of Egypt has provided material of great interest and value. This large and varied collection of accounts will appeal not only to the specialist investigating the European rediscovery of ancient Egypt but also the general reader concerned with Western perceptions of the Orient. Its themes range from the contribution made to Egyptology by early travelers and the study of Egyptian society and its artistic, architectural, and literary heritage to the history and culture of European travel in the Middle East. Travellers in Egypt concludes with an examination of European influences on Egypt and a reminder that travel across the Mediterranean in the 19th century was not all from West to East.
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“Some of the contributions to Travellers in Egypt raise profound issues about perception, misperception and cultural misappropriation, others are merely accounts of what genteel and mildly adventurous folk did on their holidays in Egypt.” —Times Literary Supplement
“A treasure-trove of writings about the contributions to Egyptology made by European travellers from the 17th to the 19th centuries.” —Book Shelf
“A treasure-trove of writings about the contributions to Egyptology made by European travellers from the 17th to the 19th centuries.” —Book Shelf
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Paul Starkey and Janet Starkey are specialists in Middle East history and literature at Durham University.
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The subject of foreign travel - in particular, travel by Westerners to regions and countries further East - is one that has attracted an increasing amount of attention, both popular and scholarly, over recent years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Della Valle, Lord Prudhoe, Middle East, Red Sea, Arabian Nights, New York, British Museum, Suzanne Voilquin, Gabriel Charmes, Francis Frith, Holy Land, Abu Simbel, Robert Hay, Anne Katharine, Henry Salt, Upper Egypt, David Roberts, East India Company, Edward William Lane, Alexandre Dumas, James Burton, Kingston Lacy, Frederick Catherwood, Linant de Bellefonds, Valley of the Kings New!
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The subject of foreign travel - in particular, travel by Westerners to regions and countries further East - is one that has attracted an increasing amount of attention, both popular and scholarly, over recent years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second cataract, albumen prints, photographic views Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Della Valle, Lord Prudhoe, Middle East, Red Sea, Arabian Nights, New York, British Museum, Suzanne Voilquin, Gabriel Charmes, Francis Frith, Holy Land, Abu Simbel, Robert Hay, Anne Katharine, Henry Salt, Upper Egypt, David Roberts, East India Company, Edward William Lane, Alexandre Dumas, James Burton, Kingston Lacy, Frederick Catherwood, Linant de Bellefonds, Valley of the Kings New!
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- Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians by E. W. Lane on 10 pages
- The Ancient Egyptians by Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson on 7 pages
- Colonising Egypt by Timothy Mitchell on 6 pages
- An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (At Last--The Definitive Edition of the Classic) by Edward William Lane on 5 pages
- The Arabian Nights: The Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights (Signet classics) by Richard F. Burton on 4 pages
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- Whose Pharaohs?: Archaeology, Museums, and Egyptian National Identity from Napoleon to World War I by Donald Malcolm Reid on 7 pages
- Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal by Zachary Karabell in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Business of Tourism: Place, Faith, and History (Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture) by Philip Scranton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Dreaming of East: Western Women and the Exotic Allure of the Orient by Barbara Hodgson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II by Philip Mansel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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