Dead Sea Level - Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East - Hardback - 2011

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.
Year of publication: 2011
Pagination: 384 pages, 49 b/w integrated illustrations
Format: Hardback
Serie: Tauris Historical Geography Series