The Sahara : a cultural history / Eamonn Gearon.
Gearon, Eamonn.
2011
DT333 .G37 2011
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Title
The Sahara : a cultural history / Eamonn Gearon.
Author
Gearon, Eamonn.
ISBN
9780199861965
9780199861958
9780199861972 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations, map.
Call Number
DT333 .G37 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
966
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and indexes.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on print version record.
Series
Landscapes of the imagination
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Sahara : a cultural history.
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Introduction
A quick tour of the Sahara
Flora and fauna
Part 1: Landscapes. Whales in the desert
Rock art
Saharan urban
Part 2: History: conquests and empires. From ancient Egypt to the Arab invasion
Travellers, chroniclers, geographers
Part 3: History: exploration, imperialism and independence. European forays: the African Association and Napoleon
Further horizons: exploration and the European land grab
War and peace and war
The second world war
Heaven and hell: independence and since
Part 4: Imagination. Classical inspiration
Poetic muse
A brilliant palette
Oriental delights, strange worlds and spy stories
Silver screen Sahara
Part 5: Encounters: indigenes and visitors. Men with a mission
Literary travellers and tourists
People of the Sahara.

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