Dislocating the Orient:

Daniel Foliard

Dislocating the Orient: British Maps and the Making of the Middle East (1854-1921) - v, 336 p., ill., maps; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325) and index.

Introduction -- From Sebastopol to Suez (1854 - 1869) -- The mid-Victorian perspective: a fragmented East -- Labeling the East -- Maps for the masses? -- A shifting East in the age of high imperialism (1870 - 1895) -- Oriental designs -- Virtual travel in the age of high imperialism -- The fabric of the Middle East (1895 - 1921) -- Seeing red? -- Enter Middle East -- Falling into places -- General conclusion.

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Cartography--History--Great Britain--19th century
Cartography--History--Great Britain--20th century
Cartography--Political aspects--Great Britain
Imperialism--History--19th century


Great Britain--Relations--Middle East
Middle East--Relations--Great Britain
Middle East--Maps--History--19th century
Middle East--Maps--History--20th century