Tea on the terrace : hotels and Egyptologists' social networks, 1885-1925 / Kathleen L. Sheppard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheppard, Kathleen, 1979- author.

Series:

Manchester scholarship online.

Manchester scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egyptology--History--19th century.

Egyptology.

Egyptology--History--20th century.

Egyptologists--Social networks--History--19th century.

Egyptologists.

Egyptologists--Social networks--History--20th century.

Egyptologists--Homes and haunts--Egypt--History--19th century.

Egyptologists--Homes and haunts--Egypt--History--20th century.

Hotels--Social aspects--Egypt--History--19th century.

Hotels.

Hotels--Social aspects--Egypt--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2022.

Summary:

A history of travel, tourism, and Egyptology, 'Tea on the Terrace' examines what Egyptologists did between home and the field site and how their activities in hotels and on dahabeahs impacted the development of the discipline at the turn of the 20th century.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Figures

Tables

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and a note on spelling

Currency conversion table

Introduction: archaeologists in Egypt

Alexandria: archaeological tourism in a city forgotten

Cairo: the city and tourist victorious

Up the Nile: l'esprit du Nil

Luxor: archaeology with Thomas Cook

Conclusion: going back home

Appendix: cast of characters

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 3, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526172907

1526172909

9781526166210

1526166216

9781526166197

1526166194

OCLC:

1340717703