Niebuhr in Egypt - Hardcover
$54.99
$76.00
-28%Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Offers & Perks
Earn 54 points with this purchase
Added to your rewards balance after checkout.
100 points welcome bonus
Create an account and start with extra points.
Availability:In StockContributor:Roger H. Jr. GuichardTheme:Ethnic Orientation/African AmericanPublish date:8/13/2013Pages:362
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pickwick PublicationsISBN-13:9781498265119ISBN-10:1498265111UPC:9781498265119Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, SociologyBook Topic:African American & Black StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.654Product ID:SC86NWZ3NN
Endorsements: ""A number of recent books have underlined the importance of Carsten Niebuhr's travels in the Near East, but no one has brought Niebuhr, and his scholarship, to life as successfully as does Roger Guichard in this highly readable book. Guichard accomplishes this by describing in detail how Niebuhr spent his year (1761-62) in Egypt, negotiating the suspicions of many Egyptians and ignoring the almost exclusively biblical interests of his European patrons. Guichard introduces us to a man who read extensively, measured carefully, and did not hesitate to seek out local informants and assistants--and who, as a result, produced travel narratives that enormously enriched his contemporaries' knowledge of both modern and ancient Egypt. Guichard's detailed knowledge of Arabic sources, Egyptian geography, and Ottoman history make it possible for him to offer a convincing assessment of Niebuhr's perspicacity, accuracy, and antipathy toward Eurocentric prejudices."" --Suzanne Marchand author of German Orientalism in the Age of Empire: Religion, Race, and Scholarship
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pickwick PublicationsISBN-13:9781498265119ISBN-10:1498265111UPC:9781498265119Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, SociologyBook Topic:African American & Black StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.654Product ID:SC86NWZ3NN
Roger Guichard is a management consultant who has lived and worked for most of the last thirty years in the Arab and Muslim worlds. He is a specialist in the European exploration of Arabia.
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.