Travels in Kashmir and the Panjab Containing a Particular Account of the Government and Character of the Sikhs

Name: Travels in Kashmir and the Panjab Containing a Particular Account of the Government and Character of the Sikhs
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ISBN: 9781108046497

ISBN-10: 1108046495

ISBN-13: 9781108046497

Edition: N/A

Authors: Karl Alexander von Hï¿½gel, T. B. Jervis

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Written by Austrian baron Karl Alexander Anselm von Hügel (1795-1870), this travelogue was one of the first western books published on the Kashmir region. Von Hügel, who worked as a soldier, diplomat, botanist, explorer and ethnologist at various stages in his life, embarked on a trip to India in the 1830s as part of an extensive world tour. His account of his time in Kashmir and the Punjab was first published in German as a four-volume edition from 1840. He aimed to 'lift the veil' on Kashmir in an attempt to resolve the contentious reputation among Europeans of this unfamiliar region, and the book serves as a thorough guide to its history, geography, climate, culture and politics. This…

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List price: $75.95
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 562
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 1.804