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Travellers in Turkish Libya 1551-1911
John Wright
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Description for Travellers in Turkish Libya 1551-1911
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 figs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
From Tripoli to the ancient ruins of Leptis Magna, from the slave markets to the farthest reaches of the Sahara: here is a mosaic of unknown places, handed down to us by the foreign visitors and travellers who experienced them first hand over four centuries (1550-1911). European consuls (and their sisters and wives), archaeologists, explorers, sailors and colonisers have all left colourful accounts of their Libyan experiences: the bustle of the suqs and gossip of the harem, the terrors of slavery, the endless, parched caravan marches across the desert and the characters they met along the way. Almost fifty contributors ... Read more
From Tripoli to the ancient ruins of Leptis Magna, from the slave markets to the farthest reaches of the Sahara: here is a mosaic of unknown places, handed down to us by the foreign visitors and travellers who experienced them first hand over four centuries (1550-1911). European consuls (and their sisters and wives), archaeologists, explorers, sailors and colonisers have all left colourful accounts of their Libyan experiences: the bustle of the suqs and gossip of the harem, the terrors of slavery, the endless, parched caravan marches across the desert and the characters they met along the way. Almost fifty contributors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Silphium Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781900971133
SKU
V9781900971133
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