Unexplored Syria 2 Volume Set : Visits to the Libanus, the Tulul el Safa, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the 'Alah Mixed media product
by Richard Francis Burton, Charles Frederick Tyrwhitt Drake
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor series
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After his diplomatic sojourn in Syria as consul in Damascus, Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) published, in 1872, this two-volume account of nineteenth-century Syria.
It is the result of collaboration with several partners with specific expertise, primarily Charles Frederick Tyrwhitt Drake (1846-74) but also Burton's wife.
Throughout his life Burton immersed himself in as many different cultures as possible.
His natural aptitude for languages and disguise allowed him to frequently pass himself off as a native.
The two years he was consul were eventful, including local uprisings, an assassination attempt and religious strife.
This work reveals the unknown and extraordinary side of Syria, drawing on experiences of living and travelling in the country to explore the geography, natural history, politics and culture of remote provinces.
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- Format:Mixed media product
- Pages:802 pages, 35 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps; 27 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/06/2012
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- ISBN:9781108052047
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Unavailable
- Format:Mixed media product
- Pages:802 pages, 35 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps; 27 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/06/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108052047