The Dervish Bowl
The Many Lives of Arminius Vambery
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2024
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-913368-97-5 (ISBN)
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-913368-97-5 (ISBN)
A narrative of the life of Arminius Vambéry.
"Who was Arminius Vámbéry? A poverty-stricken, Jewish auto-didact; a linguist, traveller, and writer; or a sometime Zionist, inspiration for Dracula's nemesis, and British secret agent?
Vámbéry wrote his own story many times over. and it was these often highly embroidered accounts of journeys through Persia and Central Asia that saw him acclaimed in Victorian England as an intrepid explorer and daring adventurer. Against the backdrop of the 'Great Game', in which Russia and Britain jostled for territory, influence, and control of the borders and gateways to India and its wealth, Vámbéry played the roles of hero and double-dealer, of fascinated witness and Imperialist charlatan.
The Dervish Bowl is the story of these competing narratives, a compelling investigation of the ever-changing persona Vámbéry created for himself, and of the man who emerges from his private correspondence and the accounts of both his friends and his enemies, many of whom were themselves major players in the geopolitical adventures of the volatile nineteenth century - a time when Britain's ambitions for her empire were at their height, yet nothing and no one was quite as they seemed."
"Who was Arminius Vámbéry? A poverty-stricken, Jewish auto-didact; a linguist, traveller, and writer; or a sometime Zionist, inspiration for Dracula's nemesis, and British secret agent?
Vámbéry wrote his own story many times over. and it was these often highly embroidered accounts of journeys through Persia and Central Asia that saw him acclaimed in Victorian England as an intrepid explorer and daring adventurer. Against the backdrop of the 'Great Game', in which Russia and Britain jostled for territory, influence, and control of the borders and gateways to India and its wealth, Vámbéry played the roles of hero and double-dealer, of fascinated witness and Imperialist charlatan.
The Dervish Bowl is the story of these competing narratives, a compelling investigation of the ever-changing persona Vámbéry created for himself, and of the man who emerges from his private correspondence and the accounts of both his friends and his enemies, many of whom were themselves major players in the geopolitical adventures of the volatile nineteenth century - a time when Britain's ambitions for her empire were at their height, yet nothing and no one was quite as they seemed."
Anabel Loyd has been a regular columnist for The Telegraph India for many years. She has lived and worked in India and has a particular interest in the Indian history of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
1. The Lame Boy 9
2. Constantinople 23
3. Reshid Effendi 35
4. The Many Lives Begin 49
5. Persia 63
6. The False Dervish 87
7. Khiva 115
8. Bukhara 137
9. The Turning Point 153
10. Going Home – From Mashhad to Tehran 181
11. The Dervish in London 193
12. The Prophet in His Own Land 213
13. The Russian Menace 237
14. Royal Favour 271
15. The Sultan 299
16. A Jewish Homeland 317
17. The British Pensioner 335
18. The Last Act 349
List of Illustrations 369
Bibliography 371
Further Reading 373
Index 377
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.09.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 15 Illustrations, 1 map |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-913368-97-1 / 1913368971 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-913368-97-5 / 9781913368975 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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