From Khartoum to Jerusalem: the Dragoman Solomon Negima and his clients (1885-1933)
"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 int...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury
2016
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2016 |
In: | Year: 2016 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Mairs, Rachel, 1981-, From Khartoum to Jerusalem : the Dragoman Solomon Negima and his clients (1885-1933)] (2018) (Irving, Sarah)
[Rezension von: Mairs, Rachel, 1981-, From Khartoum to Jerusalem : the Dragoman Solomon Negima and his clients (1885-1933)] (2020) (Stark, Robert James) |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Palestine
/ Dragoman
/ History 1885-1933
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Further subjects: | B
Europeans (Middle East)
B Americans (Middle East) B Dragomen (Middle East) History 20th century B Dragomen (Middle East) History 19th century B Travelers (Middle East) B Middle East Description and travel |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (Resolving-System) |
Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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Summary: | "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 Holy Land, from travellers of different nationalities, social classes, religions, genders and races. Using these reference letters, and the first-hand published and unpublished accounts of the travellers themselves, this book tells the stories of several such tourists, including the intrepid Victorian female traveller, Ellen E. Miller, and an African-American minister, Rev. Charles T. Walker, who had been born into slavery. Between the lines of others' letters, Solomon Negima's remarkable life story also emerges: from a German mission school in Jerusalem, to the British army in the Sudan, to a successful career as a dragoman in Palestine and Syria, and finally to comfortable retirement with his son, Aziz, and daughter, Olinda, at a Mormon mission in Jerusalem. The discovery of this unique scrapbook allows us an insight into the lives of individuals whose histories would otherwise be lost to us, and a new perspective on the history of travel in the Middle East."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1474255035 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9781474255035 |