Islam & the Middle East
The world of Islam from its seventh century beginnings expanding westwards to Spain and eastwards throughout the Near East to India and central Asia, covering art and architecture, history, archaeology, religion and philosophy
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A History of Ottoman Poetry Volume VI: Turkish Texts [Paperback]
$40.00ISBN: 9780906094624
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Turkish Studies
The History of Ottoman Poetry, first published in six volumes between 1900 and 1909, was the principal product of E.J.W. Gibb’s devotion to Ottoman Turkish literature. By the time of his early death in 1901 only the first vo... .... Learn More -
Light Car Patrols 1916-19: War and Exploration in Egypt and Libya with the Model T Ford [Paperback]
Claud Williams (Author); Russell McGuirk (Editor)
$42.95ISBN: 9781900971157
Published by : Silphium Press
Captain Claud Williams’ memoir tells, first-hand, what it was like to be a Light Car Patrol commander during the First World War, while Russell McGuirk’s commentary provides the historical background to the formation o... .... Learn More -
The Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi: Volume 6 (English translation) [Hardback]
Jalalu'ddin Rumi (Author); Reynold A. Nicholson (Author)
$33.50ISBN: 9780906094105
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Persian Studies
Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi's great poem, the Mathnawi is one of
the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism.
Nicholson's critical edition is based on the oldest known
manuscripts, including the earliest, da... .... Learn More -
Hidden in the Sands - Arabic: Uncovering Qatar's Past [Paperback]
Frances Gillespie (Author); Faisal Al-Naimi (Author)
$19.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9781909339033
Published by : Medina Publishing
The first book of its kind to be published for a general readership from youngsters upwards, Hidden in the Sands: Uncovering Qatar's Past is the fascinating, fun and educational story of Qatar's heritage and the exciting discoveri... .... Learn More -
Hidden in the Sands - English: Uncovering Qatar's Past [Paperback]
Frances Gillespie (Author); Faisal Al-Naimi (Author)
$19.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9781909339064
Published by : Medina Publishing
The first book of its kind to be published for a general readership from youngsters upwards, Hidden in the Sands: Uncovering Qatar's Past is the fascinating, fun and educational story of Qatar's heritage and the exciting discoveri... .... Learn More -
ASIL: Photographic Studies of the Purebred Arabian Horse [Hardback]
Tariq Dajani (Author)
$99.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780957023383
Published by : Medina Publishing
There's something instantly recognizable about the photography of Tariq Dajani. It's a combination of what he photographs and his curiosity in seeking a personal connection with this subject, captured using modern photographic met... .... Learn More -
Living to Some Purpose: Memoirs of a Secular Iraqi and Arab Statesman [Hardback]
Adnan Pachachi (Author); Peter Sluglett (Author)
$50.00ISBN: 9780957106031
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
OFTEN DESCRIBED as Iraq’s elder statesman, Dr Adnan Pachachi has enjoyed one of the longest and most distinguished political careers of modern times, both domestically and on the world stage.
In a life spanning ni... .... Learn More -
Medieval to early post-medieval tenements and Middle Eastern imports: Excavations at Plantation Place, City of London, 1997–2003 [Hardback]
Ken Pitt (Author); Lyn Blackmore (Author); Tony Dyson (Author); Rachel Tyson (Author)
$44.00ISBN: 9781907586163
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Series: Monograph Series
Volume: 66
Excavations at Plantation Place provided evidence for medieval and early post-medieval occupation of an entire block in the eastern part of the City of London near the Thames waterfront. Contemporary ground surfaces and buildings ... .... Learn More -
Attachment to Abandoned Heritage: The Case of Suakin, Sudan [Paperback]
Shadia Taha (Author)
$100.00ISBN: 9781407310893
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2477
At present scantily populated, Suakin was the most prominent port on the Red Sea coast from the fifteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. It was an archetype of an Islamic urban built town which remained continu... .... Learn More -
The Principles of Arab Navigation [Hardback]
William Facey (Editor); Anthony R. Constable (Editor)
$70.00ISBN: 9780957106017
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
Throughout History, the Indian Ocean has been a zone of interaction between far-flung civilizations served by ports, and connected with the Mediterranean by the Gulf and Red Sea. The shows that were the vehicles of commercial and ... .... Learn More