Dislocating the Orient: British Maps and the Making of the Middle East (1854-1921)
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TextPublisher: Chicago; London: The University of Chicago Press, 2017Description: v, 336 p., ill., maps; 27 cmISBN: - 9780226451336
- Cartography -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Cartography -- Great Britain -- History -- 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
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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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