Anthony Sattin Bücher

Ausgestattet mit unveröffentlichten Aufzeichnungen aus den zwanziger Jahren, macht sich Anthony Sattin auf eine ungewöhnliche Suche: Er fahndet nach den Spuren, die 5.000 Jahre Geschichte im heutigen Ägypten hinterlassen haben und all ihren Widersprüchen.

The history of the African Association, the world's first geographical society, dedicated to the exploration of the interior of a continent known only through legend and vague report.

A biography of Lawrence of Arabia in the years that formed him.

Focusing on T. E. Lawrence's formative years, this intimate biography explores his early adventures as an awkward archaeologist from Oxford before the war. It reveals how his first encounter with the East ignited a passion for Arab culture and shaped his life's mission. The narrative delves into his heroism during the Arab revolt and the disillusionment he felt over the betrayal of the Arabs in postwar negotiations, providing a nuanced portrait of a complex figure whose legacy has become legendary.

From Napoleon Bonaparte with his schemes to control the overland route to India, to tomb-raiders such as Giovanni Belzoni; from scholars like hieroglyph-decoder Champollion to Thomas Cook and his wide-eyed tourists, this narrative illuminates a bygone world and charts the end of imperialism and the advent of Egyptian Independence.