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First Footsteps in East Africa: Or an Exploration of Harar - Couverture rigide

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9783829053921: First Footsteps in East Africa: Or an Exploration of Harar
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3829053924 ISBN 13 : 9783829053921
Editeur : Konemann UK Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Sir Richard Burton (1821–1890), the famous Victorian explorer, began his career in the Indian army in 1842. While in India he developed his linguistic talent, mastering more than forty different languages and dialects. He turned to writing books in the 1850s and, over the remaining forty years of his life, published dozens of works and more than one hundred articles. In this book, first published in 1856, Burton recounts his travels to Harar, a city in East Africa notorious for its slave trade activity. His plan was a challenging one, as it was believed that no European had been there before; upon arrival he claimed to be an agent of the British government and presented himself to the ruler of Harar. Burton was allowed to spend ten days there, and his account give a fascinating glimpse into a then unknown city and culture.

Présentation de l'éditeur

One of the great adventure classics. Victorian scholar-adventurers firsthand epic account of daring 1854 expedition to forbidden East African capital city. A treasury of detailed information on Muslim beliefs, manners and morals; plus pleasures and perils of the desert. A wealth of geographic, ethnographic and linguistic data.

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Éditeur
Konemann UK Ltd
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3829053924
ISBN 13 
9783829053921
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