Unexplored Syria Vol. 2Visits to the Libanus, the Tulúl el Safá, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the 'Aláh: ... |
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Author:
| Burton, Richard F. Drake, Charles Frederick Tyrwhitt |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-108-05202-3 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) spent two years as consul of Damascus, giving him unprecedented access to some of Syria's most remote areas and local culture, politics and religion. Published in 1872 in collaboration with Charles Drake (1846-74), this is a frank two-volume account of a country's developing identity.
Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) spent two years as consul of Damascus, giving him unprecedented access to some of Syria's most remote areas and local culture, politics and religion. Published in 1872 in collaboration with Charles Drake (1846-74), this is a frank two-volume account of a country's developing identity.