Archaeologists, Tourists, Interpreters : Exploring Egypt and the Near East in the Late 19th–Early 20th Centuries

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, growing numbers of tourists and scholars from Europe and America, fascinated by new discoveries, visited the Near East and Egypt – attracted by the riches and mysteries of the Land of the Bible. Almost all such visitors, no matter how esoteric or academic t...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Mairs, Rachel (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Muratov, Maya (BerichterstatterIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Bloomsbury Egyptology
Bloomsbury Egyptology Ser.
Schlagworte:Dragomen Europeans Americans Travelers Europeans - Middle East Electronic books
Umfang:Online-Ressource (160 p)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • FC; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Interpreting the Orient; 2 Mediating Language and Culture; Dragomans and Tourists; The Profession of Dragoman; Innocents Abroad; Managing Clients; Learning Arabic; 3 Archaeologists in the Field; Flinders Petrie in Egypt and Palestine; T. E. Lawrence in Egypt and Syria; Sir Leonard Woolley; Max Mallowan and Agatha Christie; 4 Americans in the 'Land of the Bible'; The Wolfe Expedition
  • The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 1888-90: First and Second Campaigns5 Daniel Z. Noorian: the 'Afterlife' of an Interpreter; 6 Solomon Negima: A Dragoman and his Clients; The Testimonial Book of Dragoman Solomon N. Negima; Interpreter on the Nile; Dragoman in Palestine; Oxford to Palestine and Alone Through Syria; Floyd House; 7 Conclusion; References; Index