Tea on the Terrace: Hotels and Egyptologists' Social Networks, 1885-1925

Contributor(s): Sheppard, Kathleen (Author)

ISBN: 9781526178893

Publisher: Manchester University Press

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Pub Date: June 25, 2024

Dewey: 932.0072022

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.49" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 0.73 lbs) 232 pages

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Description: Offering a history of travel, tourism and Egyptology, Tea on the terrace follows Egyptologists between home and field sites, revealing how their activities in hotels and on dahabeahs impacted the development of the discipline.

Review Quotes:

'Will delight all those with an interest in the early development of Egyptology.'
Anna Garnett, Ancient Egypt Magazine

'A really insightful analysis of the nexus provided by hotels in Egypt for the colonial enterprise of Egyptology.'
Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan, Manchester Museum

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