The Sahara : : a cultural history / / Eamonn Gearon.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Oxford ;, New York : : Oxford University Press,, [2011] 2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Landscapes of the imagination
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (287 pages) :; illustrations, map. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Sahara : |b a cultural history / |c Eamonn Gearon. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Oxford ; |a New York : |b Oxford University Press, |c [2011] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c 2011 | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (287 pages) : |b illustrations, map. | ||
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| 440 | 0 | |a Landscapes of the imagination | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and indexes. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 590 | |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. | ||
| 651 | 0 | |a Sahara |x History. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Sahara |x Civilization. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Sahara |x In literature. | |
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| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Gearon, Eamonn. |t Sahara : a cultural history. |d Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2011] |h xx, 264 pages ; 21 cm. |k Landscapes of the imagination |z 9780199861958 |w (DLC)10775422 |
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