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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Table of Contents:
- 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.