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Can I read Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East (Tauris Historical Geographical Series) on EtoBox?
Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East (Tauris Historical Geographical Series) by Haim Goren is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East (Tauris Historical Geographical Series) about?
In the nineteenth century The Dead Sea and the Tigris-Euphrates river system had great political significance: the one as a possible gateway for a Russian invasion of Egypt, the other as a potentially faster route to India. This is the traditional explanation for the presence of the international powers in the region. This important new book questions this view. Through a study of two important projects of the time - international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney
Who reads Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East (Tauris Historical Geographical Series)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Haim Goren
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris & Company
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780857719393
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Historical Fiction, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25