Description: Taken for Wonder by Naghmeh Sohrabi Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Taken for Wonder focuses on nineteenth-century travelogues authored by Iranians in Europe and argues for a methodological shift in the way scholars interpret travel writing. Publisher Description Accounts of travel to far-flung places have deservedly gripped the imagination of readers for centuries. Yet travelogues can reveal much more than the customs of a foreign land; they can also serve as a window into the culture and concerns of their place of origin. Drawing on a series of travel narratives by Iranian visitors to Europe in the nineteenth century, Taken for Wonder illustrates how these writings reflect the complicated political agendas ofdiplomats, merchants, kings, and others during the Qajar Dynasty.Using texts that correspond to four monarchic reigns in this period, the book shifts the traditional framework of analysisfrom the act of travel to that of writing travel. Hayratnamah (The Book of Wonder), an Iranian ambassadors account of his visit to the court of King George III, provides the first example. Sohrabis reading reveals a narrative calculated to reinforce the grandeur and stability of the Qajars to its Persian readers rather than merely recount the lifestyle of the English court. Similarly, the political motives at work in Mirza Fattah Khan Garmrudis accounts of hisEuropean journey are explored in light of Britains 1837 occupation of Iran. A subsequent chapter considers the ways Nasir al-Din Shah, the longest reigning Qajar monarch, viewed his European travelogues as a tool for domesticpolitics and international diplomacy. The study concludes with two travel accounts by non-government officials, demonstrating how the genre became a mode for critiquing the Qajar Dynasty and instigating political reform at the close of the nineteenth century. Author Biography Naghmeh Sohrabi is Associate Director for Research at Brandeis Universitys Crown Center for Middle East Studies. Details ISBN 0199829705 ISBN-13 9780199829705 Title Taken for Wonder Author Naghmeh Sohrabi Format Hardcover Year 2012 Pages 192 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:137031401; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780199829705
Book Title: Taken for Wonder
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Taken for Wonder : Nineteenth-Century Travel Accounts from Iran to Europe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Middle Eastern, International Relations / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Essays & Travelogues, Middle East / Iran, Europe / General
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Naghmeh Sohrabi
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Travel, Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
