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A Thousand Miles up the Nile

Inglese · Tascabile

Spedizione di solito entro 3 a 5 settimane (il titolo viene procurato in modo speciale)

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Zusatztext The new edition includes an introduction by the director of the EES and the curator of the Petrie Museum at UCL, clearly a labour of love for the two organizations ... [It] provides useful background information on Edwards's journey up the Nile. Informationen zum Autor Amelia B. Edwards Klappentext "This is the most important of my books, and the one by which I most hope to be remembered - if I may hope to be remembered at all!" Amelia B Edwards, 1877.A chance visit to Egypt in 1873 by Amelia Edwards changed the future of British Egyptology forever. Her travelogue, A Thousand Miles up the Nile , would inspire generations to take up her cause to support and promote Egyptian cultural heritage.This modern reprint is accompanied by a new introduction by Carl Graves (the Egypt Exploration Society) and Anna Garnett (The Petrie Museum, UCL) reflecting on Amelia's life and its legacy in Egyptology today. The original text is complimented by colour images of Amelia's artwork made during or shortly after her travels, which have only previously been reproduced as black and white engravings. This is no ordinary reprint, but an essential companion to the best-seller. Vorwort A chance visit to Egypt in 1873 by Amelia Edwards changed the future of British Egyptology forever. Read the story of this journey and its legacy for Egyptology today in this, the first ever colour version of her original narrative complete with Amelia’s own artwork. Zusammenfassung A chance visit to Egypt in 1873 by Amelia B. Edwards changed the future of British Egyptology forever. Her travelogue, A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, would inspire generations to take up her message to support Egyptian cultural heritage. While the way this is done has changed a lot since Amelia's time, her legacy remains strong.

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Autori Amelia B Edwards, Amelia B. Edwards
Editore Bloomsbury Academic
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Tascabile
Pubblicazione 15.11.2022
 
EAN 9780856982514
ISBN 978-0-85698-251-4
Pagine 650
Categorie Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità
Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Mondo, Artide, Antartide

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