Author : Haim Goren
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 : 9781848854963
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Dead Sea Level by : Haim Goren
Download or read book Dead Sea Level written by Haim Goren and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India - Professor Goren shows how other forces than the interests of empire, were involved. He reveals the important role played by private individuals and establishes a wealth of new connections between the key players; and he reveals for the first time an important Irish nexus. The resulting work adds an important new dimension to our existing understanding of this period.