| A Nile Anthology: Travel Writing Through the Centuries Contributor(s): Manley, Deborah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9774167236 ISBN-13: 9789774167232 Publisher: American University in Cairo Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Middle East - General - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 6.4" (0.60 lbs) 164 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: The stretch of the longest river in the world that nurtured the world's first great civilization has drawn and impressed visitors since ancient times. The Greeks were fascinated by the mysterious annual flood of the Nile that brought both water and nourishing silt to the lands along its banks, while nineteenth-century travelers were amazed by the magnificent tombs and temples of Upper Egypt. A Nile Anthology brings together the accounts and reflections of visitors and travelers to the Nile between Luxor and Aswan through the ages, from Herodotus in the fifth century BC, and the Arab geographers of medieval times, to such nineteenth-century luminaries as Amelia Edwards, Florence Nightingale, Jean François Champollion, Edward Lane, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From the practicalities of river travel to descriptions of the pharaonic monuments, via the sights, sounds, and smells of the teeming souks, our writers guide us through a world and an age long gone. About the series: The elegant, pocket-sized volumes in the AUC Press Anthology series feature the writings and observations of travel writers and diarists through the centuries. Vivid and evocative travelers' accounts of some of the world's great cities and regions are enhanced by the exquisite vintage design in small hardback format that make the books ideal gift books as well as perfect travel companions. Designed on cream paper stock and beautifully illustrated with line drawings and archival photographs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Manley, Deborah: - Deborah Manley is the author of a number of books, including a biography of Henry Salt and The Trans-Siberian Railway: A Traveller's Anthology. Sahar Abdel-Hakim is an assistant professor in the Department of English at Cairo University and is the author of a number of essays on women travelers to Egypt. They are both founding members of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE). Together they edited Traveling through Egypt: From 450 b.c. to the Twentieth Century (AUC Press, 2004). |