The history of the 15th Mississippi Infantry in the social context of the western theater of the Civil War
#716026 in Books 2011-12-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x 1.25 x 5.25l; 1.10 #File Name: 0863564070405 pages
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good ReadBy John E ReimersI enjoyed the book very much.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy ACSGlad I found it; good price.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Travel Lit Coming from the Other DirectionBy green chili readerToo often Western visitors to the Mideast are portrayed as innocents lost in a morass of confusion. Here we find an Egyptian in much the same position in 19th century France. Al-Tahtawi finds much to admire in Paris (mechanical engineering and the hard sciences) and much to dislike (foodstuffs generally and the regrettable mode of dress). Above all; his reactions are framed by a kind of conusion that is the exact parallel of European experiences in Egypt (as Lane; Belzonii; and Wallis Budge; for example; can clealy attest). He may not provide the kind of analysis of society that De Tocqueville does for the United States; but his observations are nonetheless fascinating. The scholarly notes and introduction are also first-rate.
