Harry Campbell (1)
Auteur van Whatever Happened to Tanganyika?: The Place Names that History Left Behind
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Whatever Happened to Tanganyika?: The Place Names… door Harry Campbell
Good sections but not as interesting as expected. May one day come in useful as a reference book
A good little book on the countries that used to exist but sadly or otherwise no longer do. Always good to see Moresnet and Rutland getting a mention but there are plenty of opportunities for anyone looking to do a follow-up.
And although I knew what had happened to Tangnyika before reading "Whatever happened to Tanganyika", it was still worth the read.
And although I knew what had happened to Tangnyika before reading "Whatever happened to Tanganyika", it was still worth the read.
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MiaCulpa | 4 andere besprekingen | Apr 15, 2014 |
MiaCulpa | 4 andere besprekingen | Apr 15, 2014 | I am afraid that this this book is nothing but pure etymology, and I am even more afraid the author is fully aware of this. Despite that, he ploughs on through the entire work, toying with our memories and fascinations over questions and confusions such as what ever happened to Burma?
Even one of our more learned members on LibraryThing falls into the author's clutches and presumes that that this work is merely fun, and another member recommends it as suitable reading for the smallest room in the house!
I regret that those of us who grew up when most of the world was coloured pink (like the former LibraryThing background) for the Empire will be confounded by learning that the names granted by our illustrious forebears for the purest highest ideals were changed – for example from Bombay to Mumbai or some such – purely on nationalist whim! And exactly what did happen to Tanganyika … or Ceylon for that matter?
Harrumph!… (meer)
Even one of our more learned members on LibraryThing falls into the author's clutches and presumes that that this work is merely fun, and another member recommends it as suitable reading for the smallest room in the house!
I regret that those of us who grew up when most of the world was coloured pink (like the former LibraryThing background) for the Empire will be confounded by learning that the names granted by our illustrious forebears for the purest highest ideals were changed – for example from Bombay to Mumbai or some such – purely on nationalist whim! And exactly what did happen to Tanganyika … or Ceylon for that matter?
Harrumph!… (meer)
4 John_Vaughan | 4 andere besprekingen | Oct 14, 2011 |
John_Vaughan | 4 andere besprekingen | Oct 14, 2011 | A very witty and extensively researched tome. Each of the stories are short enough to read on the toilet. I can only imagine the numbers of books the author had to read to learn all the stuff he puts in this book. (Unfortunately, he didn't include a bibliography.) I would recommend this for history/geography/linguistic/trivia buffs.
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