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by James Canton

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Until the 1880s, British travellers to Arabia were for the most part wealthy dilettantes who could fund their travels from private means. With the advent of an Imperial presence in the region, as the British seized power in Egypt, the very nature of travel to the Middle East changed. Suddenly, ordinary men and women found themselves visiting the region as British influence increased. Missionaries, soldiers and spies as well as tourists and explorers started to visit the area, creating an ever bigger supply of writers, and market for their books. In a similar fashion, as the Empire receded in the wake of World War II, so did the whole tradition of Middle East travel writing. In this elegantly crafted book, James Canton examines over one hundred primary sources, from forgotten gems to the classics of T E Lawrence, Thesiger and Philby. He analyses the relationship between Empire and author, showing how the one influenced the other, leading to a vast array of texts that might never have been produced had it not been for the ambitions of Imperial Britain. This work makes for essential reading for all of those interested in the literature of Empire, travel writing and the Middle East.

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  • Title From Cairo to Baghdad: British Travellers in Arabia
  • Author James Canton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication date 2014-12-04
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Maps
  • ISBN 9781780769875 / 1780769873
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.4 x 1.1 in (21.59 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Category History - General History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 820.932

About the author

James Canton teaches at the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex. He studied at Exeter and Essex universities, gaining a PhD in literature. He has taught widely in the UK and Egypt, and has himself travelled extensively across the Middle East.
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