|
Showing 1 - 25 of
41 matches in All Departments
|
Koptos (Hardcover)
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, David George Hogarth
|
R762
Discovery Miles 7 620
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
The distinguished archaeologist David G. Hogarth (1862-1927)
excavated in Cyprus, Egypt, Greece and Asia Minor over the course
of his career. He wrote books about his excavations and travels to
bring archaeology to a popular audience. His A Wandering Scholar in
the Levant (1896; also reissued in this series) was described by T.
E. Lawrence as 'one of the best travel books ever written'. Hogarth
later became president of the Royal Geographical Society, and
Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from 1908 to 1927. This
work, first published in 1889, describes his travels around Cyprus
in the summer following his excavations at Old Paphos. He visited
areas that had not been examined by archaeologists before, and the
book contains many illustrations of buildings and objects he found
during his journey, providing details of sites and landscapes still
of interest to those studying the history of the island or of
archaeology.
The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862 1927) was, when he died,
keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal
Geographical Society. He was instrumental in launching T. E.
Lawrence's career, employing him at Carchemish and encouraging him
to learn Arabic. This book, published in 1896 and described by
Lawrence as 'one of the best travel books ever written', relates a
journey through Ottoman Turkey, with additional chapters on Egypt
and Cyprus. It combines a highly readable account of the
practicalities and pitfalls of archaeology with Hogarth's (often
unsympathetic) opinions on political problems of the area,
including the position of the Armenians and Kurds. Hogarth
subsequently became acting director of the Arab Bureau in Cairo
during the First World War, and attended the Versailles peace
conference. This book illuminates the experiences that developed
Hogarth's political views and the close relationship between
archaeology and politics in the Middle East in the period.
The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862-1927) was, when he died,
keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal
Geographical Society, whose gold medal he was also awarded. This
1910 book is his account of various episodes in his career from
1897, when he covered the Cretan revolt against Turkey for The
Times, to his 1907 excavations in Asyut, Egypt. A mixture of travel
writing and archaeological reporting - the volume also contains an
academic report on the excavation of Carchemish - this book, a
follow-up to his A Wandering Scholar in the Levant (also reissued
in this series), and intended for a popular audience, remains a
highly readable account of the practicalities behind Hogarth's
intellectual career. It also provides background to Hogarth's
political involvement with the Near East, as acting director of the
Arab Bureau in Cairo during the First World War and an attendee at
the Versailles peace conference.
The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862-1927) was, when he died,
keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal
Geographical Society. During his career he excavated in Cyprus,
Egypt, Greece and Asia Minor. His books about his travels and
excavations were well received and A Wandering Scholar in the
Levant of 1896 (also reissued in this series) was described by T.
E. Lawrence as 'one of the best travel books ever written'. This
work, first published in 1909, contains six lectures on the origins
of Ionia. Hogarth presents and evaluates the theories of the
origins of Ionian culture that were popular at the time, and in the
course of his discussion he delivers the results of some of his own
excavations, including those at Ephesus in 1904. The work remains
of interest to scholars and students of the region and of the
history of archaeology.
The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862-1927) was, when he died,
keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal
Geographical Society. He was instrumental in launching T. E.
Lawrence's career, and himself became acting director of the Arab
Bureau in Cairo during the First World War, also attending the
Versailles and Sevres peace conferences. This 1902 book is a
regional study of the area from the Balkans to Iran, including
north-east Africa. His survey, broadly based in geographical
determinism, discusses geology, climate, and communication routes,
as well as population distribution, ethnicity, and agriculture -
including prescient observations about the conflicts of geography
and ethnicity - and provides fascinating evidence for the British
perception of the area in the build-up to the conflict. It also
illuminates the close relationship between archaeological and
political interests in the period and Hogarth's wide-ranging career
in both fields.
The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862-1927) was, when he died,
keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal
Geographical Society. During the First World War he was acting
director of the Arab Bureau in Cairo, where he was instrumental in
launching the Arab Revolt, in which T. E. Lawrence, a protege of
his, played so prominent a part. This book, published in 1904 as
the Hejaz railway was being built, is a summary of earlier
explorations in the Arabian peninsula, by both Muslim and European
travellers. Hogarth's first visit to Arabia was not made until
1916, when he travelled to Jeddah with GBP10,000 in gold to finance
the revolt; this book is instead based on his extensive reading of
travel literature, included in a bibliography for each chapter. It
is thus interesting for its historiographical analysis as well as a
background to Hogarth's subsequent political involvement with the
region.
|
Koptos (Paperback)
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, David George Hogarth
|
R408
Discovery Miles 4 080
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
The Balkans (Paperback)
David George Hogarth; Edited by The Perfect Library
|
R548
Discovery Miles 5 480
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
Taras Bulba (Paperback)
David George Hogarth; Nikolai Gogol
bundle available
|
R211
Discovery Miles 2 110
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
You may like...
Snyman's Criminal Law
Kallie Snyman, Shannon Vaughn Hoctor
Paperback
R1,385
R1,153
Discovery Miles 11 530
|