by George Stephen Goodspeed. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .G65 1903 Book Item-ID: i10040481 BIB-ID: 1005851 Show moreby George Stephen Goodspeed. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .G65 1903 Book Item-ID: i10040481 BIB-ID: 1005851 Show less
by Sir Paul Rycaut, Kt. eighteen years consul at Smyrna, now his Majesty's Resident at Hamburg, and Fellow of the Royal Society. Bound as vol. 3 of... Show moreby Sir Paul Rycaut, Kt. eighteen years consul at Smyrna, now his Majesty's Resident at Hamburg, and Fellow of the Royal Society. Bound as vol. 3 of The Turkish history ... / by Richard Knolles. 6th ed., of which this work is a continuation. P. 239-240 are wrongly numbered as 249-250. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DR439 .R93 1700 Book Item-ID: i15863827 BIB-ID: 1022012 Show less
[by John Shakespear and Thomas Hartwell Horne]. Includes index. Author statement from preface. Main Heritage Shelves General DP99 .S53 1816 Book Item-ID:... Show more[by John Shakespear and Thomas Hartwell Horne]. Includes index. Author statement from preface. Main Heritage Shelves General DP99 .S53 1816 Book Item-ID: i10203631 BIB-ID: 1021999 Show less
Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados., HistoryOrthodox Eastern Church, Islam, Islam--Early works to 1800, Muslims, Muslims--Turkey--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, DR424 .G74 1683
Published by command of the French King, by Monsieur William Joseph Grelot. Made English by J. Philips. A translation, by John Phillips, of: Grelot,... Show morePublished by command of the French King, by Monsieur William Joseph Grelot. Made English by J. Philips. A translation, by John Phillips, of: Grelot, Guillaume-Joseph. Relation nouvelle d'un voyage de Constantinople. With frontis. portrait (A1v) of Mahomet IV dated 1683 signed: I. Sturt sculp. Illustrations numbered I-XIV; ten are on inserted plates, the others within the text. Signatures: A-R⁸. Main Heritage Shelves General DR424 .G74 1683 Book Item-ID: i10041345 BIB-ID: 1005937 Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1965. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 186:10). Signature (17th or early 18th cent?) of William Davison. UkCU Show less
Shafi Aldamer ; translated by Dr. Richard Mortel. Most of the photographs were taken by Princess Alice. Photographic assistance by Brazilian-born... Show moreShafi Aldamer ; translated by Dr. Richard Mortel. Most of the photographs were taken by Princess Alice. Photographic assistance by Brazilian-born photographer, Humberto da Silveira. Introduction by Dr. Shafi Aldamer, Chairman of General Studies Department and Assistant Professor of Political Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Main Heritage Compact General DS204.2 .A43 2007 Reference Item-ID: i24529138 BIB-ID: 2623587 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General DS124 .H49 1960 Reference Item-ID: i23302148 BIB-ID: 2704802 Includes bibliographical references. Show moreMain Heritage Compact General DS124 .H49 1960 Reference Item-ID: i23302148 BIB-ID: 2704802 Includes bibliographical references. Show less
Includes information on before the oil era, architecture of ʻAsir and Tihamah, handicrafts, the Bedouin, Neolithic tools, who is an Arab,... Show moreIncludes information on before the oil era, architecture of ʻAsir and Tihamah, handicrafts, the Bedouin, Neolithic tools, who is an Arab, frankincense, the Tayma stone, the prayer rug, the Five Pillars of Islam, the Hijri calendar and the two festivals, how Islamic science reached Europe, Arabic numerals, Arabic language, Arabic literature, the development of Islamic law, tribal settlers and nomads, rood, dress, money, music, Saudi women today, climate, falconry, crude oil, gasoline, the search for oil and gas, geology of Arabia, environmental accountability, Saudi Arabia and world energy, Makkah (Mecca), etc. Preface -- Introduction -- ch. 1. A land transformed -- "Put your trust in God and sign!" -- Adapting to change -- Landscape and geology -- Water sources : ancient and modern -- The land the oilmen entered -- Najd : heartland of Saudi Arabia -- The eastern province -- The Hijaz and the holy cities -- ʻAsir and the southwest -- The north -- Nomadic tribes and diverse townspeople -- Forging a new state -- Related topics -- Najd -- King ʻAbd al-ʻAziz Historical Center -- Before the oil era -- Old Jiddah -- Architecture of ʻAsir and Tihamah -- Handicrafts -- The Bedouin -- ch. 2. Arabia before Islam -- The people of Arabia -- In the beginning -- The Neolithic revolution -- Bronze Age Arabia -- The 2nd millennium BC : camel domestication, nomads and settlers -- The first "Arabs" -- Kingdoms and caravan cities -- Najran -- Bir Hima -- The Hijaz and ʻAsir -- Al-ʻUla and Madain Salih -- Tayma -- Al-Jawf and Wadi al-Sirhan -- Qaryat al-Faw -- Southern Najd -- Gerrha -- Qatif -- Thaj -- Central and northern Najd -- The "age of ignorance" -- Religion during the Jahiliyah -- Related topics -- Neolithic tools -- Who is an Arab? -- Frankincense -- The Tayma stone -- ch. 3. The revelation and the Ummah -- Contributions to world civilization -- The life of the Prophet Muhammad -- The first revelation -- Persecution and the Hijrah -- The first Muslim community in Madinah -- Battles with Quraysh -- The first attempt to revisit Makkah -- The death of the Prophet -- The question of succession -- The unification of Arabia and expansion -- The partisans of ʻAli -- The Umayyads -- The ʻAbbasids -- The translation and transmission of science -- Related topics -- The prayer rug -- The five pillars of Islam -- The Hijri calendar and the two festivals -- The rightly guided caliphs -- The holy Quran -- Arabic writing -- Qasr ʻAmra -- How Islamic science reached Europe -- Arabic numerals -- The Arabic language -- Arabic literature -- ch. 4. Arabia since the revelation -- The heartland -- Arbia in ʻAbbasid times -- Arabia in Fatimid times -- Arabia in Ayyubid times -- The Karimi merchants -- Arabia in Mamluk times -- The coming of the Portuguese -- Arabia in Ottoman times -- Tribal activity -- Related topics -- The development of Islamic law -- The Dinar -- Two travelers -- Zheng He and the Ming voyages -- Ahmad ibn Majid -- Arabian coffee takes over the world -- Western knowledge of Islamic lands -- ch. 5. The emergence of the Saudi state, 1700-1932 -- A historic meeting -- The reform movement and the Muwahhidun -- The first Saudi state, 1744-1818 -- The siege and fall of al-Dirʻiyah -- The second Saudi state, 1824-91 -- Exile, 1891-1902 -- Riyadh recovered, January 1902 -- The unification of the kingdom, 1902-27 -- The Battle of al-Dilam, 1902 -- Al-Qasim, 1904-06 -- Consolidation, 1906-12 -- The Ikhwan : harnessing the nomadic tribes -- Expansion into al-Hasa, 1913 -- World War I, 1914-18 -- The Khurmah dispute, 1919 -- ʻAsir, Hayil and the northern border, 1919-22 -- Annexation of the Hijaz and international recognition, 1924-27 -- Crisis and final triumph -- Related topics -- Tribal settlers and nomads -- Early European visitors to the Hijaz -- Rulers of the House of Saʻud -- Early travelers to Riyadh -- The Maria Theresa Thaler -- Captain William Shakespear -- The pilgrimage under the new Saudi Order -- ch. 6. Tradition and modernization, 1932-present -- A 'modest' step -- World War II -- The postwar years -- King Saʻud -- International relations -- Social change -- King Faysal -- International relations -- King Faysal's last years -- King Khalid -- Development -- Internal tensions -- International relations -- King Fahd -- Development -- Foreign relations in the 1980s and ʼ90s -- Reforms of 1992-93 -- Provincial administration -- Stern challenges -- King ʻAbd Allah -- Challenges of the future -- Related topics -- Food -- Dress -- Money -- Music -- Expanding the Holy places -- Saudi women today -- ch. 7. Wildlife and conservation -- A unique ecology -- Deserts -- Oases -- The Arabian Gulf -- The Red Sea -- The Western Mountains -- Related topics -- Climate -- Falconry -- ch. 8. Tapping the treasure -- The worldʼs biggest business -- The golden corridor -- Ancient oil seeps -- The oil industry in the Middle East -- World War I -- The red line -- Bahrain -- The concession agreement -- Discovery! -- Entering the oil era -- Postwar expansion -- People and production -- New arrangements -- Becoming Saudi Aramco -- A new century -- Global reach -- Technological revolution -- How long can oil last? -- Related topics -- Crude oil -- Gasoline -- The search for oil and gas -- Masjid-i-Suleiman -- Charles R. Crane -- ʻAbd Allah al-Sulayman -- Mapping the future -- Geology of Arabia -- The Jabal School -- A pioneer outside the oil fields -- NYMEX trading -- History of the concession area -- Environmental accountability -- Oil and gas operations -- An expanding enterprise -- "Let the genie out of the bottle" -- Saudi Arabia and world energy -- The people of Saudi Aramco -- Charts & diagrams -- Government revenues -- Employees -- Oil operations -- Gas operations -- Oil consumption/production/reserves -- Maps -- Saudi Arabia today -- Geographic regions and ancient river systems -- Tribes of Arabia on the eve of unification (early 20th century) -- Sea trade routes (3rd and early 2nd millennia BC) -- First Arab tribes (early 1st millennium BC) -- Countries of the Arab League -- Pre-Islamic trade routes (100 Common Era) -- Nabataean Kingdom (100 BC-100 Common Era) -- Archeological sites of the Gerrha Period (300 BC-300 Common Era) -- Tribes at the time of the Prophet (570-632) -- Expansion of Islam (634-751) -- Major pilgrimage routes of Arabia in pre-modern times -- Indian Ocean-Pacific trade routes (c. 1000) -- Trade network (c. 1250) -- Extent of the first Saudi state (1808) -- Ibrahim Pasha's invasion route (1816-18) -- Unification of Saudi Arabia (1902-34) -- Saudi Arabia's provinces -- Saudi Arabian wildlife habitats -- The golden corridor -- Red line agreement -- Surface geology of the Arabian Peninsula -- The concession area (1933-86) -- Prospective areas (1986-present) -- Joint-venture gas exploration -- Saudi Aramco operations -- Saudi Aramco subsidiaries, affiliates, joint ventures and principal export routes -- Index -- Further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Photo credits. edited by Arthur P. Clark, Muhammad A. Tahlawi ; authors, William Facey [and others] ; contributing editors, Thomas A. Pledge [and others]. Main Heritage Compact General DS204 .L36 2006 Reference Item-ID: i2447504x BIB-ID: 2555419 Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index. Show less
S. Khuda Bakhsh. Main Heritage Compact General DS38.5 .W4313 1983 Reference Item-ID: i10040626 BIB-ID: 1005865 Includes bibliographical references. Show moreS. Khuda Bakhsh. Main Heritage Compact General DS38.5 .W4313 1983 Reference Item-ID: i10040626 BIB-ID: 1005865 Includes bibliographical references. Show less
Abdulkurreem, Khojeh, History, Description and travel, History, DS47.5 .G53 1788
translated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .G53 1788 Book Item-ID: i10211445 BIB-ID: 1022780 With: An... Show moretranslated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .G53 1788 Book Item-ID: i10211445 BIB-ID: 1022780 With: An epitome of Mohammedan Law / translated from the original Persian by Francis Gladwin. Calcutta : Printed by William Mackay, M. DCC. LXXXVI [1786]. Show less
"Limited to 500 copies bearing the author's signature. This copy is numbered 201." Main Heritage Shelves General DS231 .P45 1947 Book Item-ID: i1019065x ... Show more"Limited to 500 copies bearing the author's signature. This copy is numbered 201." Main Heritage Shelves General DS231 .P45 1947 Book Item-ID: i1019065x BIB-ID: 1020701 Show less
by L. Lockhart. With a foreword by Sir E. Denison Ross. Errata slip inserted. Main Heritage Shelves General DS294 .L63 1938 Book Item-ID: i15799293 BIB... Show moreby L. Lockhart. With a foreword by Sir E. Denison Ross. Errata slip inserted. Main Heritage Shelves General DS294 .L63 1938 Book Item-ID: i15799293 BIB-ID: 1016706 "Bibliographical particulars": p. 292-313. Bibliography: p. 314-328. Show less
At the head of title page: The world in miniature, edited by Frederic Shoberl Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .P47 1822 Book vol.3 Item-ID: i20241665 ... Show moreAt the head of title page: The world in miniature, edited by Frederic Shoberl Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .P47 1822 Book vol.3 Item-ID: i20241665 BIB-ID: 1024533 Show less
History, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS272 .J83 1926, 914/.04/232
translated and edited, with an introd. by Guy Le Strange. Translation of Relaciones de don Juan de Persia. Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .J83 1926 ... Show moretranslated and edited, with an introd. by Guy Le Strange. Translation of Relaciones de don Juan de Persia. Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .J83 1926 Book Item-ID: i10082621 BIB-ID: 1009898 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
At the head of title page: The world in miniature, edited by Frederic Shoberl Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .P47 1822 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20241653 ... Show moreAt the head of title page: The world in miniature, edited by Frederic Shoberl Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .P47 1822 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20241653 BIB-ID: 1024533 Show less
At the head of title page: The world in miniature, edited by Frederic Shoberl Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .P47 1822 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10228974 ... Show moreAt the head of title page: The world in miniature, edited by Frederic Shoberl Main Heritage Shelves General DS272 .P47 1822 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10228974 BIB-ID: 1024533 Show less
by H.R. Palmer. Main Heritage Shelves General DT155.8 .P35 1928 Book vol.3 Item-ID: i17824011 BIB-ID: 1019818 Show moreby H.R. Palmer. Main Heritage Shelves General DT155.8 .P35 1928 Book vol.3 Item-ID: i17824011 BIB-ID: 1019818 Show less
by H.R. Palmer. Main Heritage Shelves General DT155.8 .P35 1928. Book Vol. 2 Item-ID: i10181829 BIB-ID: 1019818 Show moreby H.R. Palmer. Main Heritage Shelves General DT155.8 .P35 1928. Book Vol. 2 Item-ID: i10181829 BIB-ID: 1019818 Show less
HistoryChurch of India, Burma and Ceylon. Bombay (Diocese), Missions, BX5672.B6 B7 1937, 275.4 [266.3]
by W. Ashley-Brown. Maps on lining-papers. "First published, 1937." "Principal books of reference": p. 264-268. Main Heritage Shelves General BX5672.B6... Show moreby W. Ashley-Brown. Maps on lining-papers. "First published, 1937." "Principal books of reference": p. 264-268. Main Heritage Shelves General BX5672.B6 B7 1937 Book Item-ID: i10155831 BIB-ID: 1017219 "Principal books of reference": p. 264-268. Show less
by J.D. Maitland-Kirwan ; with a foreword by S.M. Zwemer. Main Heritage Shelves General BV3200 .M23 1930 Book Item-ID: i10182597 BIB-ID: 1019895 Show moreby J.D. Maitland-Kirwan ; with a foreword by S.M. Zwemer. Main Heritage Shelves General BV3200 .M23 1930 Book Item-ID: i10182597 BIB-ID: 1019895 Show less
by Ulick Ralph Burke. At end of v. 2: Acabóse de imprimir el dia 31 de deiciembre, 1894 laus Deo. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued... Show moreby Ulick Ralph Burke. At end of v. 2: Acabóse de imprimir el dia 31 de deiciembre, 1894 laus Deo. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued online. Show less