ISBN:
9781498538251
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (217 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.482182105
Keywords:
Identity politics - History - 19th century
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Identity politics - History - 19th century
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Abstract:
This study examines the life of Arminius Vambéry, the nineteenth-century Hungarian writer, intellectual, and informal diplomat who traveled extensively throughout Central Asia. It uses his experiences to explore the identity politics of the period and the political and intellectual concept of Orientalism.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Photographs -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Arminius Vambéry, the Self-Made Man -- Chapter Two: Hungarian, Explorer, Russophobe, and Eastern Brother -- Chapter Three: Vambéry and the Great Goldziher -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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