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Palestine or the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Reprint of the fourth edition of 'Palestine' published 1837, the author in his preface says he 'has made it his study to leave no... Læs mere
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Morocco: Its People and Places (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This account of de Amicis's work avoids the dreary catalogue of topographical description and provides us with a work brimming with amusing anecdote and remains fresh and enlivening despite the passage of the years.
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A famous collection of stories originally written in Arabic and introduced into Europe in the early eighteenth century.
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Turkey and the Turks: An Account of the Lands, the Peoples, and the Institutions of the Ottoman Empire (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A complete picture of Turkey immediately before the Young Turk Revolution in 1908 which led to the formation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. The effect of Islam on its culture and politics is also studied in depth.
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Syria: The Desert and the Sown (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Lady Gertrude Lowthian Bell presents a unique and sensitive picture of the Syrian subjects of the Ottoman Empire shortly after the turn of the century. Her sympathy with the people and her respect for their traditions raises this book well above the ordinary travel book.
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Sketches from Eastern History (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A survey by the author, an expert in Semitic languages and the history of Islam, which includes episodes from both Islamic and Christian traditions in the Middle East.
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Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria and Asia Minor: During the Years 1817 & 1818 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Originally published in 1823, the work comprises five extended letters describing the amazing adventures of these two intrepid adventurers throughout the Middle East during the early years of the nineteenth century. Contains original maps, drawings and prints.
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Jerusalem: The Holy City - Its History and Hope (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A closely-observed study and scholarly history of Jerusalem by a remarkable Victorian lady-traveller and writer. First published in 1891.
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Somaliland: Being an Account of Two Expeditions into the Far Interior Together with a Complete List of Every Animal and Bird Known to Inhabit That Country, and a List of the Reptiles Collected by the Author (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A study of the natural history of Somaliland by a celebrated Victorian writer, traveller and big-game hunter. Contains many photographs, drawings and diagrams.
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The History of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The chief work of the Arab philosopher Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail which, by some, is considered to be the inspiration for Defoe's classic 'Robinson Crusoe'. Includes a biography of the author.
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East of the Jordan: A Record of Travel and Observation in the Countries of Moab, Gilead, and Bashan (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
First published in 1881, East of the Jordan recounts the results of an archaeological expedition organised by the American Palestine Exploration Society in 1875-77.
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