The Hinterland of Liberia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5289469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alfred Sharpe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1920 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 289 |
| Publication date | 1920-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1781735 |
| OpenAlex | W2085180795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
were able to get money. That coincides precisely with my own experience in 1887 when I was a very young subaltern. I arrived in Yarkand, the chief town in Chinese Turkestan, and there I came to the end of my monetary resources, but by signing a piece of paper upon the Treasury in India, Indian merchants in Yarkand were perfectly ready to give as much money as I liked. Those instances show that practically throughout Asia the word of a British officer, or I suppose any Englishman, is quite as good as a bank note or piece of gold. I am sure you will all wish to accord to the lecturer a very hearty vote of thanks for what he has told us, and besides that, I know you will wish to record your sympathy with his two companions, Tipton, who was killed flying in France, and Sweet, who after all his daring adventures died so tragically just as the armistice was signed. We should like to thank the lecturer and express our admiration of his indomitable courage, of his endurance and resource
Economic geography · Geography · Regional science · African history and culture studies · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · International Development and Aid
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 1973 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |