| Titre : |
The Sahara : a cultural history |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Eamonn Gearon, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Oxford - Royaume-Uni : Oxford University Press |
| Année de publication : |
2011 |
| Collection : |
Landscapes of the imagination |
| Importance : |
1 vol. (XX-264 p.) |
| Présentation : |
ill., carte |
| Format : |
22 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-19-986196-5 |
| Note générale : |
Notes bibliogr. p. 249-250. Indexes |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Sahara -- Civilisation ; Sahara -- En littérature ; Sahara -- Histoire
|
| Index. décimale : |
966 |
| Note de contenu : |
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. |
The Sahara : a cultural history [texte imprimé] / Eamonn Gearon, Auteur . - Oxford - Royaume-Uni (Oxford - Royaume-Uni) : Oxford University Press, 2011 . - 1 vol. (XX-264 p.) : ill., carte ; 22 cm. - ( Landscapes of the imagination) . ISBN : 978-0-19-986196-5 Notes bibliogr. p. 249-250. Indexes Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Sahara -- Civilisation ; Sahara -- En littérature ; Sahara -- Histoire
|
| Index. décimale : |
966 |
| Note de contenu : |
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. |
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