Mohlo by se vám také líbit

Více informací o knize Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa

• Parametry knihy
• Anotace
• Oblíbené z jiného soudku

Nákupem získáte 262 bodů

Anotace knihy

Born in Hamburg, Henry (Heinrich) Barth (1821–1865) studied history, archaeology, geography and Arabic. He joined James Richardson's 1849 expedition to Africa, which aimed to open the interior to trade and to study slavery. Following the deaths of Richardson (1851) and his colleague Overweg (1852), Barth led the expedition alone. His travels extended to Lake Chad in the east, Cameroon in the south and Timbuktu in the west. He was the first European to use the oral traditions of the local tribes for historical research, learning several African languages, and studying the history, resources and civilisations of the people he encountered. Barth's five-volume account includes plates, engravings and detailed annotated maps. Published in both English and German in 1857–1858, it is still regarded as a major source on African culture. Volume 3 describes the peoples and terrain around Lake Chad, and experiences including the party's arrest and Overweg's death.

Parametry knihy

Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities History Regional & national history

• Plný název: Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa
• Podnázev: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855
• Autor: Heinrich Barth
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 706
• EAN: 9781108029452
• ISBN: 1108029450
• ID: 02056286
• Nakladatelství: Cambridge University Press
• Hmotnost: 880 g
• Rozměry: 216 × 140 × 39 mm
• Datum vydání: 23. June 2011

Oblíbené z jiného soudku

---

---

---