The love of strangers : what six Muslim students learned in Jane Austen's London / Nile Green.
The love of strangers : what six Muslim students learned in Jane Austen's London / Nile Green.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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G 2015/4305
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 388 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introducing Mr. D'Arcy's Persians -- Knowledge -- In Search of a Teacher -- The Madrasas of Oxford -- Faith -- Among the Dissenters -- Evangelical Engagements -- Friendship -- Diplomatic Friendships -- The Love of Strangers -- Afterlives -- A Note on Sources and Method.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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New Jersey
Date Published
[2016]
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"In July 1815, six Iranian students arrived in London under the escort of their chaperone, Captain Joseph D'Arcy. Their mission was to master the modern sciences behind the rapid rise of Europe. Over the next four years, they lived both the low life and high life of Regency London, from being down and out after their abandonment by D'Arcy to charmi...
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The love of strangers : what six Muslim students learned in Jane Austen's London / Nile Green.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/4305
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74VKRblekr3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRblekr3g
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ISBN
0691168326 hardcover acid-free paper
9780691168326 hardcover acid-free paper
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942.1073092 B
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991023249659702626