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Sir Aurel Stein: Archaeological Explorer
by Mirsky, Jeannette
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An extraordinary man, who advanced human knowledge on many fronts, Sir Aurel Stein (1862-1943) pursued dramatic adventure with scientific purpose. Jeannette Mirsky has drawn from Stein's voluminous outpouring of books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a lively and definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist.
"[Mirsky] has digested the correspondence, and she quotes so skillfully that her book will save many people the trouble of reading Stein's own exhaustive and exhausting volumes. Definitive."-Larry McMurtry, Washington Post
"A first-rate and unique biography of one of the more significant explorers of Central Asia and the Indo-Iranian borderlands. . . . Mirsky has recreated not only the life of an intrepid explorer but the spirit of the times."-Choice
"Mirsky has performed a signal service in distilling the life, travels, and letters of Aurel Stein into a manageable, graceful, and meaningful synthesis."-Theodore A. Wertime, Technology and Culture
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- University of Chicago Pre Brand
- Oct 1, 1998 Pub Date:
- 0226531775 ISBN-10:
- 9780226531779 ISBN-13:
- English Language
- 1.32 in * 6.27 in * 9.22 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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