Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East

di Haim Goren (Autore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2011

In the nineteenth century The Dead Sea and the Tigris-Euphrates river system had great political significance: the one as a possible gateway for a Russian invasion of Egypt, the other as a potentially faster route to India. This is the traditional explanation for the presence of the international powers in the region. This important new book questions this view. Through a study of two important projects of the time - international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India - Professor Goren shows how other forces than the interests of empire, were involved. He reveals the important role played by private individuals and establishes a wealth of new connections between the key players; and he reveals for the first time an important Irish nexus. The resulting work adds an important new dimension to our existing understanding of this period.

• Autore: Haim Goren
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Collana: Tauris Historical Geographical Series
• Anno: 2011
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 384 p.
• Dimensioni: 236 x 162 mm
• Peso: 760 gr.
• EAN: 9781848854963

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