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Lädt ... The love of strangers (2015)von Nile Green
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. In 1815 four Iranian gentlemen arrived in England, joining two already present. Their mission was to learn of the new foreign science in order to help their nation improve and to defend itself against Russia. Two of the men studied medicine, two military science, including surveying and mapmaking. One was apprenticed to a mechanic to learn of steam power. Mizra Salih wrote a diary in Persian which forms the basis for this book. Their Muslim religion disqualified any of the party from enrolling in Oxford or Cambridge. However Salih recognized the importance of printing and learned to operate a press and returned to Iran with a printing press and set of Persian type. The largest group learning, translating and printing in Asian languages at the time were the Evangelical Bible Society, determined to convert the new members of the Empire by exposing them to the Christian scriptures in their native languages. This is an interesting slice of history, although a bit dry in places as the author tries to ascertain which English individuals are represented by Salih's transliteration of names. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"In July 1815, six Iranian students arrived in London under the escort of their chaperone, Captain Joseph D'Arcy. Their mission was to master the modern sciences behind the rapid rise of Europe. Over the next four years, they lived both the low life and high life of Regency London, from being down and out after their abandonment by D'Arcy to charming their way into society and landing on the gossip pages. The Love of Strangers tells the story of their search for love and learning in Jane Austen's England. Drawing on the Persian diary of the student Mirza Salih and the letters of his companions, Nile Green vividly describes how these adaptable Muslim migrants learned to enjoy the opera and take the waters at Bath. But there was more than frivolity to their student years in London. Burdened with acquiring the technology to defend Iran against Russia, they talked their way into the observatories, hospitals, and steam-powered factories that placed England at the forefront of the scientific revolution. All the while, Salih dreamed of becoming the first Muslim to study at Oxford. The Love of Strangers chronicles the frustration and fellowship of six young men abroad to open a unique window onto the transformative encounter between an Evangelical England and an Islamic Iran at the dawn of the modern age. This is that rarest of books about the Middle East and the West: a story of friendships"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)942.107History and Geography Europe England and Wales London Historical periods; Modified standard subdvisions of London 1714-1837, Period of House of HanoverKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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