{"product_id":"tea-on-the-terrace-kathleen-sheppard-9781526166203","title":"Tea on the Terrace: Hotels and Egyptologists' Social Networks, 1885-1925","description":"\u003cp\u003eTea on the terrace takes the reader on a journey up and down the Nile with famous archaeologists and Egyptologists. Spending time with these fascinating men and women at their hotels and on their boats, the book reveals that a great deal of archaeological work took place away from field sites and museums. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArriving in Alexandria, travellers such as Americans Theodore Davis, Emma Andrews and James Breasted. The book follows them on their journey, listening in on their conversations and observing their activities. Applying insights from social studies of science, it reveals that hotels in particular were crucial spaces for establishing careers, building and strengthening scientific networks, and generating and experimenting with new ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining archaeological tourism with the history of Egyptology, Tea on the terrace takes the reader behind the scenes of familiar stories, showing Egyptologists' activities in a whole new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Sheppard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526166208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526166203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Kathleen Sheppard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068470685951,"sku":"9781526166203","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5caa715f-816b-42d0-96e6-561467dc06f1.jpg?v=1685419189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tea-on-the-terrace-kathleen-sheppard-9781526166203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}