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
A 19th century private sketchbook kept by the unidentified Englishwoman Mary North, who signs her name to the inside of the front cover. Among the... Show moreA 19th century private sketchbook kept by the unidentified Englishwoman Mary North, who signs her name to the inside of the front cover. Among the illustrations are "A Persian Khan", "An Arabian child dressed in his holiday suit", and "A Zebek", the caption of which drawing is taken from George Keppel's 1831 "Narrative of a Journey Across the Balcan. Other sketches include a portrait of "The Right Rev'd Reginald Heber D.D. Lord Bishop of Calcutta" (who had died in Tiruchirappalli in 1826), based on the oil portrait by Thomas Phillips, now in the British Library, as well as a scene of saying grace, studies of buildings and other classical portraits. Title and date devised by library staff. 12 pp. of pencil and brush sketches, with four watercoloured and five grey wash drawings. Contemporary boards with red calf spine. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2013.0016 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25160382 BIB-ID: 2704206 Show less
Court and courtiers--Clothing, History--Social life and customes
Collection of watercolours depicting various ethnographic 'types' against stylised backgrounds. Signora Turca -- Acquajuolo di Citta -- Capo... Show moreCollection of watercolours depicting various ethnographic 'types' against stylised backgrounds. Signora Turca -- Acquajuolo di Citta -- Capo conduttore delle caravane -- Guerriero del Sudan -- Beduine -- Santone mangia serpente -- Donne dell'atto Egitto -- Levantina -- Boab, Guarda portone -- Abitante della 3a Caterata -- Donna della Nubia -- Ragazza Araba -- Donna dell'alto Egitto -- Signora Levantina -- Guardia di Polizia -- Asino di affitare -- Ragazza Nubiana. Title and date devised by Library staff. Watercolours have pencilled captions in Italian, housed in contemporary embossed green sheep binding, part-bevelled edges. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0024 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127908 BIB-ID: 2746004 Show less
by Gillian Grant. Main Heritage Compact General DS44.5 .G73 1989 Reference Item-ID: i10144596 BIB-ID: 1016095 Includes bibliographical references (p. ... Show moreby Gillian Grant. Main Heritage Compact General DS44.5 .G73 1989 Reference Item-ID: i10144596 BIB-ID: 1016095 Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-198) and indexes. Show less
Sketchbook mainly depicting Egypt, showing fortifications and mosques (including Bulaq), the harbour of Alexandria, an antique funerary oil lamp,... Show moreSketchbook mainly depicting Egypt, showing fortifications and mosques (including Bulaq), the harbour of Alexandria, an antique funerary oil lamp, local flora such as palm trees. Also, three loosely inserted watercolours show bedouins in the desert, one on camelback. The rest include French rural scenes and the Château de Luynes. Title and date devised by library staff. Pencil drawings, some with gray and colour washes, and three oriental-themed watercolours laid in. Green half calf album with pencil sheath. Original Paris bookseller's label "Giroux et Cie." on front pastedown. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2013.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22673787 BIB-ID: 2409437 Show less
by Valentine Chirol. Based on a series of letters written for the Times. cf. Pref. Bibliography : p. 499-500. Show moreby Valentine Chirol. Based on a series of letters written for the Times. cf. Pref. Bibliography : p. 499-500. Show less
البترول--صناعة وتجارة, البترول--صناعة وتجارة--الشرق الأوسط, البترول--اقتصاديات, البترول--اقتصاديات--الشرق الأوسط, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Middle East, HD9576.A2 I8125 1966
تأليف شار عيسوي، محمد يجانة ؛ ترجمة أحمد فراج ، إبراهيم الشيخ، محمد علي زيد ؛ راجعه دكتور صاحب ذهب. Main Heritage Compact General HD9576.A2 I8125 1966 ... Show moreتأليف شار عيسوي، محمد يجانة ؛ ترجمة أحمد فراج ، إبراهيم الشيخ، محمد علي زيد ؛ راجعه دكتور صاحب ذهب. Main Heritage Compact General HD9576.A2 I8125 1966 Book Item-ID: i2466828x BIB-ID: 2621171 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية. Show less
البترول--صناعة وتجارة, البترول--صناعة وتجارة--الشرق الأوسط, البترول--اقتصاديات, البترول--اقتصاديات--الشرق الأوسط, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum industry and trade--Middle East, HD9576.A2 I8125 1966
تأليف شار عيسوي، محمد يجانة ؛ ترجمة أحمد فراج ، إبراهيم الشيخ، محمد علي زيد ؛ راجعه دكتور صاحب ذهب. Main Heritage Compact General HD9576.A2 I8125 1966 ... Show moreتأليف شار عيسوي، محمد يجانة ؛ ترجمة أحمد فراج ، إبراهيم الشيخ، محمد علي زيد ؛ راجعه دكتور صاحب ذهب. Main Heritage Compact General HD9576.A2 I8125 1966 Book Item-ID: i24683863 BIB-ID: 2621171 يتضمن مراجع ببليوجرافية. Show less
