Dead Sea Level : Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East PDF
by Haim Goren
Part of the Tauris Historical Geographical Series series
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In the nineteenth century The Dead Sea and the Tigris-Euphrates river system had great political significance: the one as a possible gateway for a Russian invasion of Egypt, the other as a potentially faster route to India.
This is the traditional explanation for the presence of the international powers in the region.
This important new book questions this view. Through a study of two important projects of the time - international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India - Professor Goren shows how other forces than the interests of empire, were involved.
He reveals the important role played by private individuals and establishes a wealth of new connections between the key players; and he reveals for the first time an important Irish nexus.
The resulting work adds an important new dimension to our existing understanding of this period.
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- Pages:384 pages, 50 b/w integrated
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/02/2011
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- ISBN:9780857719393
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:384 pages, 50 b/w integrated
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/02/2011
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- ISBN:9780857719393
