A Wandering Scholar in the Levant

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Wandering Scholar in the Levant
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David George Hogarth
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:250
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreArchaeology by period and region
Geographical discovery and exploration
Classic travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781108041911
ClassificationsDewey:915.61
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 13 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 December 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.