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Scientific Expeditions to the Arab World (1761-1881)
Ivo Klaver
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Description for Scientific Expeditions to the Arab World (1761-1881)
Ivo Klaver discusses four major expeditions which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. Sponsored by governments and official institutions they were aimed at satisfying a desire for national prestige in a European imperialistic context, either in the field of knowledge or in the field of trade. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; MBX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 328 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2000.
Ivo Klaver discusses the four major expeditions (Danish, French, Prussian, and British) which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. These unique expeditions were sponsored by governments and official institutions, as opposed to expeditions undertaken by individual collectors. As such they were aimed at satisfying a desire for national prestige in a European imperialistic context, either in the field of knowledge or in the field of trade. At the same time they were epic adventures for the brilliant and dedicated naturalists involved, several of whom paid with their lives for their single-minded determination ... Read more
Ivo Klaver discusses the four major expeditions (Danish, French, Prussian, and British) which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. These unique expeditions were sponsored by governments and official institutions, as opposed to expeditions undertaken by individual collectors. As such they were aimed at satisfying a desire for national prestige in a European imperialistic context, either in the field of knowledge or in the field of trade. At the same time they were epic adventures for the brilliant and dedicated naturalists involved, several of whom paid with their lives for their single-minded determination ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Arcadian Library
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199568895
SKU
V9780199568895
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About Ivo Klaver
Jan Marten Ivo Klaver studied at the Universities of Groningen and Exeter and took his doctoral degree at the University of Amsterdam. He is the author of Geology and Religious Sentiment: The Effect of Geological Discoveries on English Society and Literature between 1829 and 1859 (1997) and The Apostle of the Flesh: A Critical Life of Charles Kingsley (2006). He ... Read more
Reviews for Scientific Expeditions to the Arab World (1761-1881)
A lavishly illustrated book...fascinating reading
John Edmondson, The Linnean
Klaver's fascinating descriptions of the scientific results yielded by the expeditions are richly complemented by some beautifully reproduced illustrations ... the book will undoubtedly hold fascination for historians of science, of exploration and of wider intellectual history alike.
Simon Mills, British Journal for the History of Science
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John Edmondson, The Linnean
Klaver's fascinating descriptions of the scientific results yielded by the expeditions are richly complemented by some beautifully reproduced illustrations ... the book will undoubtedly hold fascination for historians of science, of exploration and of wider intellectual history alike.
Simon Mills, British Journal for the History of Science
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