Dislocating the Orient
British Maps and the Making of the Middle East, 1854-1921
- Contents
- Review Quotes

Part I. From Sebastopol to Suez (1854–1869)
1. The Mid-Victorian Perspective: A Fragmented East
2. Labeling the East
3. Maps for the Masses?
Part II. A Shifting East in the Age of High Imperialism (1870–1895)
4. Oriental Designs
5. Virtual Travel in the Age of High Imperialism
Part III. The Fabrication of the Middle East (1895–1921)
6. Seeing Red?
7. Enter Middle East
8. Falling Into Places
General Conclusion
Notes
Notes on Methodology and Select Bibliography
Index
A Book of the Year. “Daniel Foliard’s Dislocating the Orient: British maps and the making of the Middle East, 1854–1921 (Chicago) skillfully examines Victorian and Edwardian conceptions of another “East”, revealing how spiritual journeys shape and deform cartographic documents.”
Geography: Cartography
History: Asian History | British and Irish History | Middle Eastern History
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