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Author Gearon, Eamonn.

Title The Sahara : a cultural history / Eamonn Gearon.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
2011

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Description 1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations, map.
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Series Landscapes of the imagination
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and indexes.
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.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Sahara -- History.
Sahara -- Civilization.
Sahara -- In literature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Gearon, Eamonn. Sahara : a cultural history. Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2011] xx, 264 pages ; 21 cm. Landscapes of the imagination 9780199861958 (DLC)10775422
ISBN 9780199861965 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780199861958 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780199861972 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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