Dislocating the Orient : British maps and the making of the Middle East,1854-1921 /

Dislocating the Orient : British maps and the making of the Middle East,1854-1921 /

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Main Author: Foliard, Daniel (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.

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Cartography > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Cartography > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Cartography > Politics aspects > Great Britain.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.

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Call Number: DA47.9 .M628 F65 2017

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Table of Contents:
  • From Sebastopol to Suez (1854
  • 1869)
  • The mid-Victorian perspective: a fragmented East
  • Labeling the East
  • Maps for the masses?
  • A shifting East in the age of high imperialism (1870
  • 1895)
  • Oriental designs
  • Virtual travel in the age of high imperialism
  • The fabric of the Middle East (1895
  • 1921)
  • Seeing red?
  • Enter Middle East
  • Falling into places
  • General conclusion.