Description: Scientific Expeditions to the Arab World (1761-1881) (Studies in the Arcadian Library) [Hardcover] Klaver, Ivo Product Overview Ivo Klaver discusses the four major expeditions (Danish, French, Prussian, and British) which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. These unique expeditions were sponsored by governments and official institutions, as opposed to expeditions undertaken by individual collectors. As such they were aimed at satisfying a desire for national prestige in a European imperialistic context, either in the field of knowledge or in the field of trade. At the same time they were epic adventures for the brilliant and dedicated naturalists involved, several of whom paid with their lives for their single-minded determination to make new discoveries and record them. To date little work has been done on the botanical and zoological results of the Danish and French expeditions, and no study has yet dealt with the German and English ones. The expeditions are reconstructed through private letters and diaries of the naturalists which are brought together for the first time in a single book, and which throw fascinating new light on the personalities involved and the extreme hardships they endured. As such it is a major contribution to the study of travel in the Middle East in this period, as well as to the scientific treatment of the area. Read more Details Publisher : The Arcadian Library; 1st edition (October 4, 2009) Language : English Hardcover : 240 pages ISBN-10 : 0199568898 ISBN-13 : 95 Item Weight : 4.45 pounds Dimensions : 12.7 x 1.5 x 9.6 inches Best Sellers Rank: #6,686,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #21,533 in History & Philosophy of Science (Books) #162,858 in World History (Books) #21,533 in History & Philosophy of Science (Books) #162,858 in World History (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0199568898
ISBN10: 0199568898
ISBN13: 9780199568895
EAN: 9780199568895
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Brand: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
GTIN: 09780199568895
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Scientific Expeditions to the Arab World (1761-1881)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 1.5 in
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: General, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, History, Middle East / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 70.9 Oz
Item Length: 12.7 in
Author: Ivo Klaver
Subject Area: Social Science, Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library
Item Width: 9.8 in
Format: Hardcover
