The Sahara
Subtitle: a cultural history
By: Eamonn Gearon
Series: Landscapes of the imagination; Landscapes of the imagination
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780199861965; 9780199861958
Subjects: Civilization; In literature; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A quick tour of the Sahara; title: Flora and fauna; title: Part 1: Landscapes. Whales in the desert; title: Rock art; title: Saharan urban; title: Part 2: History: conquests and empires. From ancient Egypt to the Arab invasion; title: Travellers, chroniclers, geographers; title: Part 3: History: exploration, imperialism and independence. European forays: the African Association and Napoleon; title: Further horizons: exploration and the European land grab; title: War and peace and war; title: The second world war; title: Heaven and hell: independence and since; title: Part 4: Imagination. Classical inspiration; title: Poetic muse; title: A brilliant palette; title: Oriental delights, strange worlds and spy stories; title: Silver screen Sahara; title: Part 5: Encounters: indigenes and visitors. Men with a mission; title: Literary travellers and tourists; title: People of the Sahara.