The Penetration of Arabia

A Record of the Development of Western Knowledge Concerning the Arabian Peninsula

By:

David George Hogarth

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

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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 protégé 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 £10,000 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.

Release date NZ

December 29th, 2011

Author

David George Hogarth

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

32 Plates, black and white; 22 Maps

Pages

484

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

Dimensions

140x216x27

ISBN-13

9781108042185

Product ID

19460196

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