The Sahara : a cultural history
| 1. Verfasser: |
Gearon, Eamonn
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Oxford ; :
Signal Books,
2011.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xx, 264 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Landscapes of the imagination
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Inhaltsangabe:
- 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.
