{"product_id":"9781526178893-tea-on-the-terrace","title":"Tea on the Terrace","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHotels and Egyptologists’ Social Networks, 1885–1925\u003cbr\u003eOffering a history of travel, tourism and Egyptology, \u003ci\u003eTea on the terrace\u003c\/i\u003e follows Egyptologists between home and field sites, revealing how their activities in hotels and on dahabeahs impacted the development of the discipline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTea on the terrace\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a fascinating journey down the Nile with legendary Egyptologists. Spending time with these remarkable men and women at their hotels and on their boats, the book reveals that a great deal of important archaeological work took place away from field sites and museums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Arriving in Alexandria, travellers moved on to Cairo before heading south for Luxor, the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. The book follows a cast that includes Theodore Davis, Emma Andrews, James Breasted, Wallis Budge, Maggie Benson and Howard Carter, listening in on their conversations and observing their activities. It reveals that hotels in particular became crucial spaces for launching careers, building and strengthening scientific networks and generating new ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Combining archaeological tourism with the history of Egyptology, and drawing on a vast array of archival materials, \u003ci\u003eTea on the terrace \u003c\/i\u003etakes the reader behind the scenes of familiar stories, showing Egyptologists’ activities in a whole new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56893633298806,"sku":"9781526178893","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38979889.jpg?v=1765861982","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526178893-tea-on-the-terrace","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}