Persian professor in Britain: Mirza Muhammad Ibrahim at the East Indian Company's College, 1826-44

Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 24-32

  Fisher, Michael H ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EDUCATION; IMPERIALISM; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035790231     PISSN: 1089201X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/1089201X-21-1-2-24     Document Type: Article

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