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The Sahara : a cultural history /
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Title:The Sahara : a cultural history / Eamonn Gearon.
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Publisher:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
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ISBN:9780199861965 (hardcover : alk. paper)
019986196X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780199861958 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0199861951 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781904955825 (pbk.)
1904955827 (pbk.)
- Format:Book
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Physical Desc:xx, 264 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
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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. -
Subjects:Sahara--History.
Sahara--Civilization.
Sahara--In literature.
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