The Nearer East [Paperback]

A 1902 survey of the contemporary political and commercial significance of the Near East, by British archaeologist D. G. Hogarth.The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth was, during the First World War, acting director of the Cairo Arab Bureau, and later became president of the Royal Geographical Society. His 1902 survey of the Near East's contemporary political and commercial significance describes the condition of the region in the build-up to the conflict.The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth was, during the First World War, acting director of the Cairo Arab Bureau, and later became president of the Royal Geographical Society. His 1902 survey of the Near East's contemporary political and commercial significance describes the condition of the region in the build-up to the conflict.The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (18621927) was, when he died, keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal Geographical Society. He was instrumental in launching T. E. Lawrence's career, and himself became acting director of the Arab Bureau in Cairo during the First World War, also attending the Versailles and S?vres peace conferences. This 1902 book is a regional study of the area from the Balkans to Iran, including north-east Africa. His survey, broadly based in geographical determinism, discusses geology, climate, and communication routes, as well as population distribution, ethnicity, and agriculture  including prescient observations about the conflicts of geography and ethnicity  and provides fascinating evidence for the British perception of the area in the build-up to the conflict. It also illuminates the close relationship between archaeological and political interests in the period and Hogarth's wide-ranging career in both fields.Preface; Part I: 1. Area and position; 2. The Balkan belts; 3. The Asian ascent; 4. The central upland; 5. South-western plains; 6. Egypt; 7. Structure; 8. Climates; 9. Physical circumstance; Part II: 10. Distribution of man; 11. Grouping; 12. ProductslC*