Dislocating the orient British maps and the making of the Middle East, 1854-1921
While the twentieth century's conflicting visions and exploitation of the Middle East are well documented, the origins of the concept of the Middle East itself have been largely ignored. With 'Dislocating the Orient', Daniel Foliard tells the story of how the land was brought into bei...
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The University of Chicago Press
2017
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Table of Contents:
- 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