History
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Georgio Scala and the Moorish Slaves: The Inquisition Malta 1598 [Hardback]
Dionisius A. Agius (Editor)
$60.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9789993274155
Published by : Midsea Books
Georgio Scala, a young man of humble origins, from Damiata, was captured on a trading vessel by the Knights of Malta in 1590 not far from his home town. He was enslaved in spite of his protestations that he was a Christian and so ... .... Learn More -
The Hajj: Collected Essays [Paperback]
Liana Saif (Author)
$80.00ISBN: 9780861591930
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 193
Following on the British Museum’s critically acclaimed exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam, this volume provides over thirty papers on the history ... .... 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 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 -
Fibs, Facts and Farces: Tales from the Arab World [Paperback]
John Carter (Author)
$14.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9780957023345
Published by : Barzipan Publishing
The recent history of the Arab World presents a dismal story of pain, horror, and suffering. The causes are many and the blame game endless. However, the happy experiences of one Englishman throw a quite contrary light on current ... .... Learn More -
A Road Through the Past: Archaeological discoveries on the A2 Pepperhill to Cobham road-scheme in Kent [Hardback]
Alan Hardy (Author); Kelly Powell (Author); Tim Allen (Author); Michael Donnelly (Author)
$64.00ISBN: 9780904220681
Published by : Oxford Archaeology
Series: OA Monograph Series
Volume: 16
Excavations along the new road line have revealed nearly 6000 years of human activity, from a massive marker post erected by early Neolithic farmers at the head of a dry valley to a bizarre burial of several different animals dati... .... Learn More -
Vartan of Nazareth: Missionary and Medical Pioneer in the Nineteenth-Century Middle East [Hardback]
Malcolm Billings (Author)
$45.00ISBN: 9781907372438
Published by : Paul Holberton Publishing
Vartan of Nazareth: Missionary and Medical Pioneer in the Nineteenth-Century Middle East relates the little-known story of a medical hero who founded a hospital in Nazareth 150 years ago and records the remarkable achievements of ... .... Learn More -
Sea of Pearls: Seven Thousand Years of the Industry that Shaped the Gulf [Hardback]
Robert A. Carter (Author)
$190.00ISBN: 9780957106000
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
Since Antiquity the natural pearls of the Gulf have been famed as the finest, most lustrous and most plentiful that the world can offer. From the beginnings of trade until the 1930s, these pearls were a major product of the Gulf's coastal peoples.... .... Learn More -
Late Antiquity: Eastern Perspectives [Hardback]
Teresa Bernheimer (Editor); Adam J. Silverstein (Editor)
$78.00ISBN: 9780906094532
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
In the past four decades since the field of late antique studies began to gather real momentum, scholars have debated the place of early Islam within the late antique world, particularly in relation to the issue of where and when 'Late Antiquit... .... Learn More -
The Medieval and Ottoman Hajj Route in Jordan: An Archaeological and Historical Study [Hardback]
Andrew Petersen (Editor)
$104.00ISBN: 9781842175026
Published by : Council for British Research in the Levant
Series: Levant Supplementary Series
Volume: 12
As one of the five pillars of Islam the pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) is central to the life of all Muslims. A network of roads radiates from the Hijaz like a giant spider's web, connecting Mecca to all parts of the Muslim world. Historically ... .... Learn More