Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan: Volume 2 - Including a Summer in Upper Karun Region a Visit to Nestorian Rayahs

Informationen zum Autor William de Lange studied Japanese language and culture at the universities of Leiden and Waseda. He is the author and translator of a number of books on Japanese history, culture, and language. Klappentext Volume 2 of Mrs. Bishop's Journeys concludes the adventure through Kurdistan! containing a passion for travelling that belies it difficulties. Zusammenfassung This second volume of Isabella Bird's account of her experiences travelling through Persia! Kurdistan and Turkey brings the trip to a close. The work is an important document in the history of travel with fascinating anecdotes of a nineteenth-century woman's journey through an often hostile environment. Inhaltsverzeichnis 16. Ali-kuh; 17. Kuh-i-Rang; 18. Sahid; 19. Mauri Zarin; 20. Lake Irene; 21. Burujird; 22. Hamadan; 23. Hamadan; 24. Hamadan; 25. Gaukhaud; 26. Turkman; Notes on Protestant missions in Urmi; 27. Urmi; Farewell impressions of Persia; 28. Kochanes; 29. Kochanes; 30. Kortanis; 31. Van; 32. Bitlis; 33. Pikhruz; 34. Erzerum; 35. Trebizond; Appendix; Index.

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• Authors: Isabella Bird, Isabella L. Bird, Isabella Lucy Bird, Bird Isabella
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2010
• EAN: 9781108014700
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01470-0
• No. of pages: 436
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Iran, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Middle Eastern history, Geographical discovery and exploration