Cabool (1842) d’Alexander Burnes : du récit de voyage au plaidoyer politique ?

This article intends to analyse the content of the narrative of the mission to Kabul (1836-1838), which was aimed at a wide readership, and tries to assess its author’s true intentions as the occupation of the Afghan capital dragged on. It deals with the need to make the Indian subcontinent’s north-...

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Main Author: Nadine André
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Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires de Rennes 2015-02-01
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Cabool (1842) d’Alexander Burnes : du récit de voyage au plaidoyer politique ?
Revue LISA
British India
Burnes Alexander
Kabul
British expansionism in Asia
title Cabool (1842) d’Alexander Burnes : du récit de voyage au plaidoyer politique ?
title_full Cabool (1842) d’Alexander Burnes : du récit de voyage au plaidoyer politique ?
title_fullStr Cabool (1842) d’Alexander Burnes : du récit de voyage au plaidoyer politique ?
title_full_unstemmed Cabool (1842) d’Alexander Burnes : du récit de voyage au plaidoyer politique ?
title_short Cabool (1842) d’Alexander Burnes : du récit de voyage au plaidoyer politique ?
title_sort cabool 1842 d alexander burnes du recit de voyage au plaidoyer politique
topic British India
Burnes Alexander
Kabul
British expansionism in Asia
url https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/7137
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