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  • Journal of a Residence at Bagdad

    During the Years 1830 and 1831

    In "Journal of a Residence at Bagdad," Anthony Norris Groves offers a vivid and meticulous account of his experiences in the heart of Iraq during the 19th century. Written in a reflective and engaging prose style, Groves' narrative intertwines personal anecdotes with rich descriptions of the cultural and social landscapes of Bagdad. His observations serve not only as a travelogue but also as a ... Read more

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  • The Urban Land Nexus and the State

    by A. J. Scott ...
    This book was first published in 1980. In this book, the author has tried to establish the main guidelines of a determinate analysis of the phenomena of urbanization and planning, in two principal stages. Firstly, the attempt to identify something of the broad social structure and logic within which these phenomena are embedded, and from which they ultimately draw their character. Second, to ... Read more

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  • Ancient Egypt

    by Arthur Gilman ...
    In shape Egypt is like a lily with a crooked stem. A broad blossom terminates it at its upper end; a button of a bud projects from the stalk a little below the blossom, on the left-hand side. The broad blossom is the Delta, extending from Aboosir to Tineh, a direct distance of a hundred and eighty miles, which the projection of the coast-the graceful swell of the petals-enlarges to two hundred and ... Read more

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  • The Ancient Fragments Containing What Remains of the Writings of Sanchoniatho, Berossus, Abydenus, Megasthenes, and Manetho

    by I.P. Cory ...
    The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print. ... Read more

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  • The Persian Letters

    Persian Letters is a literary work, written in 1721, by Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, recounting the experiences of two Persian noblemen, Usbek and Rica, who are traveling through France. ... Read more

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  • The Tell El Amarna Period

    by Carl Niebuhr ...
    As early as 1820 it was known in Europe that in Middle Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile, in the district between Minieh and Siut, there lay the remains of a great city of Ancient Egypt. The Prussian exploration expedition of 1842-45 gave special attention to this site, where indeed were found, about sixty miles south of Minieh, extensive ruins, beginning at the village of Haggi Kandil and ... Read more

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  • Predecessors of Cleopatra (Illustrated Edition)

    History of Egyptian Queens: Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, Nofutari, Tausert, Ptolemy Queens, Persian Queens

    by Leigh North ...
    This meticulously edited and unique collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Black Hand The Queen Mertytefs Nitocris Sebek-Nefru-Ra Aah-Hotep Aahmes-Nefertari Hatshepsut Maut-a-mua Tyi Nefertiti Tuaa Nofutari-Minimut Ur-Maa-Nofur-Ra Tausert Persian Queens Roxane Ptolemy Queens Arsinoe II Cleopatra VI ... Read more

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  • Chaldea

    From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria

    ChaldeaFrom the Earliest Times to the Rise of AssyriaThis edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents and FootnotesCONTENTS (abridged listINTRODUCTION.I. Mesopotamia.—The Mounds.—The First Searchers§ 1. Complete destruction of Nineveh.—§§ 2-4. Xenophon and the "Retreat of the Ten Thousand." The Greeks pass the ruins of Calah and Nineveh, and know them not.—§ 5. Alexander's passage ... Read more

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  • Folk-Lore Of The Holy Land

    by J. E. Hanauer ...
    Folk-lore of the Holy Landby J. E. HanauerMoslem, Christian and Jewish tales from old Palestine."This entertaining collection of folklore from what is now Israel/Palestine was written at the start of the 20th century. It contains an even mix of Moslem, Christian and Jewish lore; often a given tale will draw from multiple traditions, and sometimes it is hard to distinguish a point of view. Of ... Read more

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  • Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

    Vol I

    Series series Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah
    Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, ... Read more

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  • An Account of The Manners and Customs of The Modern Egyptians, Volume 1

    It is now more than one hundred years since Lane gave to the world his admirable work on the Egyptians. It has become a classic, and no writer has given us such unsurpassed descriptions of the manners and customs of the people. Lane went to Egypt in 1825, and adopting the native customs, and with a good knowledge of Arabic, he mingled with the people, living at one time in a tomb, with bones, rags ... Read more

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  • Eastern Life

    Harriet Martineau travelled through the Orient and wrote down her experiences in the work 'Eastern Life'. This book is not just a travel report, but also a historical and sociological study. ... Read more

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