Dislocating the Orient

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The book delves into the historical construction of the Middle East, revealing how British imperial maps and colonial activities in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries shaped its identity as a distinct geopolitical region. Foliard examines the interplay of knowledge, ignorance, and mapping that contributed to this transformation, highlighting the significant cultural and geographical changes that emerged. By utilizing primary texts and historical maps, the work offers insights valuable to historians of the Middle East, the British Empire, and cultural geography.