Rachel Mairs: 3 books
The Hellenistic Far East
Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
In the aftermath of Alexander the Great’s conquests in the late fourth century B.C., Greek garrisons and settlements were established across Central Asia, through Bactria (modern-day Afghanistan) and into India. Over the next three hundred years, these settlements evolved into multiethnic, multilingual...
Archaeologists, Tourists, Interpreters
Exploring Egypt and the Near East in the Late 19th–Early 20th Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, growing numbers of tourists and scholars from Europe and America, fascinated by new discoveries, visited the Near East and Egypt – attracted by the riches and mysteries of the Land of the Bible. Almost all such visitors, no matter how esoteric or academic...
From Khartoum to Jerusalem
The Dragoman Solomon Negima and his Clients (1885–1933)
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
In 2014, a collection of papers was found on eBay: a scrapbook, inside which was written 'Testimonial Book of Dragoman Solomon N. Negima'. The letters pasted into the testimonial book bear recommendations of Negima's services as dragoman – a combination of tourist guide and interpreter – in the...