Dead Sea level : science, exploration and imperial interests in the Near East
In the nineteenth century The Dead Sea and the Tigris-Euphrates river system had great political significance: the one as a possible gateway for a Russian invasion of Egypt, the other as a potentially faster route to India. This is the traditional explanation for the presence of the international po...
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Bibliographische Detailangaben
| 1. Verfasser: |
Goren, H.
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| Format: | E-Book
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Veröffentlicht: |
London New York : I.B.Tauris & Co,
2011
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Tauris historical geography series
6
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| Schlagworte: | Science |
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| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (xxiii, 360 p) |
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