By Samuel S. Cox ... Main Heritage Shelves General DR427 .C87 1887 Book Item-ID: i10081872 BIB-ID: 1009823 Show moreBy Samuel S. Cox ... Main Heritage Shelves General DR427 .C87 1887 Book Item-ID: i10081872 BIB-ID: 1009823 Show less
Description and travel, Social life and customs, Description and travel, Social life and customs, DR427 .U77 1839
This two-volume work describes the travels and studies of the Scottish diplomat and author David Urqhart who spent ten years researching the laws,... Show moreThis two-volume work describes the travels and studies of the Scottish diplomat and author David Urqhart who spent ten years researching the laws, politics, and diplomatic position of the East, with a particular focus on Turkey. This book records his observations, evaluations and conclusions. The book details the social lives, customs and laws of administration of 250 towns and villages that Urqhart visited. Urqhart describes in detail his adventures through a variety of terrains, including watercourses, mountainous regions, and wastelands. Other chapters make military comparisons between Britain and Turkey, and observations about the cultural differences of Turks to Europeans, in particular British citizens. The book gives an overview of the Turkey’s international relations, and concludes with a chapter concerning Urqhart’s impressions and reflections on ascending Mount Olympus. Show less
by Richard Davey. "List of principal authorities consulted": v. 1, p. [xi]-xiv. Show moreby Richard Davey. "List of principal authorities consulted": v. 1, p. [xi]-xiv. Show less
by Richard Davey. "List of principal authorities consulted": v. 1, p. [xi]-xiv. Show moreby Richard Davey. "List of principal authorities consulted": v. 1, p. [xi]-xiv. Show less
Description and travel, DR427 .B36 1898, 914.96 B37
Autobiography of a British consul at Constantinople, Damascus, Cairo, and other postings in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Hulme-Beaman... Show moreAutobiography of a British consul at Constantinople, Damascus, Cairo, and other postings in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Hulme-Beaman discusses the difficulties faced in his career--international tensions, legal troubles, extralegal executions, cultural misunderstandings, disease outbreaks, etc.--as well as friendly episodes with the people he lived and worked with. His topics range from class conflict in Serbia, to bear hunting, warfare in Crete, publishing his own newspaper (the Times of Egypt), English foreign policy, and trout fishing. by Ardern G. Hulme-Beaman ... Show less