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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    07 September 2011
    02 June 2011
    ISBN:
    9780511983207
    9781108028677
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511983207
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    Weight & Pages:
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.37kg, 292 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, History, Middle East History, Anthropology
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
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    Subjects:
    Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, History, Middle East History, Anthropology
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
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    Sketches of Persia, although published anonymously in 1827, is attributed to Sir John Malcolm (1769–1833). Malcolm was a diplomat and administrator in India: arriving at the age of fourteen in 1783 to work for the East India Company, he was known during his long career as 'Boy' Malcolm. He swiftly moved into more political and diplomatic roles. He became fluent in Persian and was despatched to Persia for part of his career, though he would eventually return to India and become Governor of Bombay (1827–1830). Volume 2 begins on the edge of the desert in Cashan and ends in Sennah. Along the way, Malcolm observes Persian life and customs, and describes his many encounters, which give a vivid picture of society in Persia during this period, including a magnificent reception at court in Tehran where he meets the king, who is dripping with jewels 'of an extraordinary size'.

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