Travel, Description and travel, G1785 .P6 1963, 912.56
"In the Middle East, perhaps more than anywhere else, politics depends on geography. In the past, the Middle East's fluid natural boundaries,... Show more"In the Middle East, perhaps more than anywhere else, politics depends on geography. In the past, the Middle East's fluid natural boundaries, stretching from the low-lying desert plain into three continents, permitted unparalleled expansion of its native empires, and its importance as a crossroads between Africa, Europe, and the Far East increased in each century. Today, there are added factors of significance--primarily, a disproportionate and fabulous wealth in oil and the strategic value of Middle Eastern states, located directly below Soviet territory, but connected to the West through their commerce and, to some extent their past politics and present military alliances. Here is an atlas that provides a precise and cogent summary--in 58 maps and accompanying text--of the basic geographic, national, and cultural factors that distinguish this region today. The authors provide maps and commentary first on the Middle East as a whole--its climate, physical geography, agriculture, political divisions, economics, languages, and religions-- and on significant features ranging from the placement of oil pipelines and refineries to the sources and irrigation basin of the Nile River. They also survey the most important political and religious developments of the past: the expansion and decline of the Ottoman Empire; the spread of the religion of Islam; and imperial colonies, concession, and protectorates from Alexander to World War II. The second half of the atlas contains maps and text on the historical background, geography, economics, and current politics of every country of the Middle East." -- Publisher's description The Middle East as a geographic region. Current political divisions -- Major relief features -- Climate - Vegetation -- Irrigation -- The ancient Middle East -- The classical world -- The rise of Islam -- Turks and the crusades -- The Moslem empires in decline -- World War I -- Between the wars, 1918-39 -- Population -- Linguistic and religious communities : Predominant languages ; Predominant religions -- Resources and welfare -- Petroleum : Reserves ; Concessions and deposits ; Production ; Pipeline and refineries -- Nations of the Middle East. Iran : Physical features ; Land resources and people ; Foreign influence and incursions ; World War II and after -- Turkey : The modern state ; The Turkish straits ; Turkey and Russia ; Turkey and Greece -- Cyprus -- Syria : After World War I ; Under French control ; Syria today -- Lebanon -- Iraq : Iraq and its neighbors ; Aspects of landscape and life ; Iraq today -- Jordan -- Saudi Arabia -- Kuwait and the neutral zones -- Bahrain and Qatar -- Muscat and the Trucial states -- Aden and the Aden protectorate -- Yemen -- Egypt : The landscape ; The Nile River ; Waters of the Nile ; The Suez Canal ; The United Arab States, 1958-61 -- Libya -- Israel : Palestine ; The emergence of the state -- Palestine refugees ; The canal and the gulf -- The Jordan River -- The central treaty organization. Text by Norman J.G. Pounds ; maps by Robert C. Kingsbury. Main Heritage Compact General G1785 .P6 1963 Reference Item-ID: i15533773 BIB-ID: 2517988 Show less
TravelBriggs, John Patrick, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48 .B75 1859, 915/.043
by Captain J.P. Briggs. Murray file copy no. 551. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .B75 1859 Book Item-ID: i10100404 BIB-ID: 1011676 Show moreby Captain J.P. Briggs. Murray file copy no. 551. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .B75 1859 Book Item-ID: i10100404 BIB-ID: 1011676 Show less
TravelChardin, John , 1643-1713, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS257 .C43 1720
Adorn'd and illustrated with a great number of cutts. By Edm. Lloyd, Esq. "In eight volumes" - note on principal title-page. Only two volumes... Show moreAdorn'd and illustrated with a great number of cutts. By Edm. Lloyd, Esq. "In eight volumes" - note on principal title-page. Only two volumes published. Later states have "two" substituted for "eight" and "Vol. I" deleted. Principal title-page printed in red and black. Main Heritage Shelves General DS257 .C43 1720 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i10233465 BIB-ID: 1024982 Translation by Lloyd of part of vols. 3 and 4 of Chardin's Voyages en Perse (Amsterdam, 1711 edition). Show less
TravelChardin, John , 1643-1713, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS257 .C43 1720
Adorn'd and illustrated with a great number of cutts. By Edm. Lloyd, Esq. "In eight volumes" - note on principal title-page. Only two volumes... Show moreAdorn'd and illustrated with a great number of cutts. By Edm. Lloyd, Esq. "In eight volumes" - note on principal title-page. Only two volumes published. Later states have "two" substituted for "eight" and "Vol. I" deleted. Principal title-page printed in red and black. Main Heritage Shelves General DS257 .C43 1720 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i20243686 BIB-ID: 1024982 Translation by Lloyd of part of vols. 3 and 4 of Chardin's Voyages en Perse (Amsterdam, 1711 edition). Show less
TravelVarthema, Lodovico de , active 15th century, Varthema, Lodovico de , active 15th century, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Travel, Voyages and travels, DS7 .V313 1928
by John Winter Jones, F.S.A., in 1863 for the Hakluyt Society ; with a Discourse on Varthema and his travels in southern Asia, by Sir Richard... Show moreby John Winter Jones, F.S.A., in 1863 for the Hakluyt Society ; with a Discourse on Varthema and his travels in southern Asia, by Sir Richard Carnac Temple. With reproduction of text of original t.p. and colophon. Main Heritage Shelves General DS7 .V313 1928 Book Item-ID: i15864492 BIB-ID: 2502452 Show less
TravelBurton, Richard Francis , 1821-1890, TravelBurton, Richard Francis , 1821-1890, Harari language, Harari (African people), Description and travel, Description and travel, DT401 .B972, 967.7 B974
by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton. Includes index. Appendices: 1. Diary and observations made by Lieutenant Speke,... Show moreby Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton. Includes index. Appendices: 1. Diary and observations made by Lieutenant Speke, when attempting to reach the Wady Nogal -- 2. Grammatical outline and vocabulary of the Harari language -- 3. Meteorological observations in the cold season of 1854-5 / by Lieutenants Herne, Stroyan, and Burton -- 5. A condensed account of an attempt to reach Harar from Ankobar / [by William Barker]. Show less
TravelBurton, Richard Francis , 1821-1890, TravelBurton, Richard Francis , 1821-1890, Harari language, Harari (African people), Description and travel, Description and travel, DT401 .B972, 967.7 B974, 74.23
by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton. Includes index. Appendices: 1. Diary and observations made by Lieutenant Speke,... Show moreby Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ; edited by his wife, Isabel Burton. Includes index. Appendices: 1. Diary and observations made by Lieutenant Speke, when attempting to reach the Wady Nogal -- 2. Grammatical outline and vocabulary of the Harari language -- 3. Meteorological observations in the cold season of 1854-5 / by Lieutenants Herne, Stroyan, and Burton -- 5. A condensed account of an attempt to reach Harar from Ankobar / [by William Barker]. Show less
Travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, G159 .T3 1684, 450 T198c
together with a relation of the kingdom of Japan and Tunkin ... to which is added A new description of the Grand Seignior's seraglio, and also of... Show moretogether with a relation of the kingdom of Japan and Tunkin ... to which is added A new description of the Grand Seignior's seraglio, and also of all the kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian seas. Tr. by John Phillips and Henry Oldenburg. Main Heritage Shelves General G159 .T3 1684 Book Item-ID: i1553893x BIB-ID: 2524635 Show less