taʻlīf ʻUmar al-Iskandarī, wa-al-Mījir A.J. Safidj. Part of the Arabic Collections Online (ACO) project, contributed by American University of... Show moretaʻlīf ʻUmar al-Iskandarī, wa-al-Mījir A.J. Safidj. Part of the Arabic Collections Online (ACO) project, contributed by American University of Beirut's Jafet Memorial Library. Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : New York University, 2017. NNU Show less
by George Smith ; edited and brouhght up to date by A.H. Sayce. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .S66 1895 Book Item-ID: i15863682 BIB-ID: 1021956 Show moreby George Smith ; edited and brouhght up to date by A.H. Sayce. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .S66 1895 Book Item-ID: i15863682 BIB-ID: 1021956 Show less
by A.H.M. Jones and Elizabeth Monroe. Main Heritage Shelves General DT381 .J6 1935 Book Item-ID: i10039892 BIB-ID: 1005792 Show moreby A.H.M. Jones and Elizabeth Monroe. Main Heritage Shelves General DT381 .J6 1935 Book Item-ID: i10039892 BIB-ID: 1005792 Show less
by Angus Hamilton ... with 26 illustrations and a map. Main Heritage Shelves General DT406 .H2 1911 Book Item-ID: i10178429 BIB-ID: 1019478 Show moreby Angus Hamilton ... with 26 illustrations and a map. Main Heritage Shelves General DT406 .H2 1911 Book Item-ID: i10178429 BIB-ID: 1019478 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
by Angelo S. Rappoport. Main Heritage Shelves General DS117 .R37 1931 Book Item-ID: i10103181 BIB-ID: 1011954 Includes bibliographical references (p. 357... Show moreby Angelo S. Rappoport. Main Heritage Shelves General DS117 .R37 1931 Book Item-ID: i10103181 BIB-ID: 1011954 Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358) and index. Show less
Vols 2 + 3. par A.P. Caussin de Perceval ... Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1847-48. "Reproduction en fac-similé tirée à 200 exemplaires seulement par... Show moreVols 2 + 3. par A.P. Caussin de Perceval ... Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1847-48. "Reproduction en fac-similé tirée à 200 exemplaires seulement par les procédés anastatiques de C. Reinecke nachf., à Berlin, pour H. Welter, éditeur ... à Paris et à Leipzig, 1902." On cover: Nouv. éd. Main Heritage Shelves General DS231 .C38 1902 Book 3 volumes Item-ID: i10088994 BIB-ID: 1010535 Show less
The second volume of this book provides a history of Sudan, and begins with an account of the raid of Seneferu, King of Egypt, in B.C. 3766, and... Show moreThe second volume of this book provides a history of Sudan, and begins with an account of the raid of Seneferu, King of Egypt, in B.C. 3766, and concludes with events, which took place in A.D. 1904. Chapters are dedicated to the kingdom of Piankhi, the Ptolemaic period, the rise of Christianity, the rule of Muhammad, the role of gold in determining Sudans course in history, and the British in contemporary Sudan. The history in this volume is comprehensive and gives the dates of rule of kings, as well as the dates of key battles. The volume gives a valuable overview of the Christian missionaries in Sudan and the role of the River Nile in transport and development over time. by E.A. Wallis Budge. Main Heritage Compact General DT108 .B8 1907 Book vol 1 Item-ID: i15862434 BIB-ID: 1839457 Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, pages 515-572) and index. Show less
by Ed. A. Van Dyck,... Cairo, Egypt, August, 1880. The Executive documents printed by order of the Senate of United States. 46th congress. Special... Show moreby Ed. A. Van Dyck,... Cairo, Egypt, August, 1880. The Executive documents printed by order of the Senate of United States. 46th congress. Special session, ex. doc. No. 3. Main Heritage Shelves General DS39.3 .V36 1881 Book Item-ID: i10170261 BIB-ID: 1018662 Show less
I. The first Chaldæan Empire and the Hyksôs in Egypt -- II. Syria at the beginning of the Egyptian conquest -- III. The eighteenth Theban dynasty -... Show moreI. The first Chaldæan Empire and the Hyksôs in Egypt -- II. Syria at the beginning of the Egyptian conquest -- III. The eighteenth Theban dynasty -- IV. The reaction against Egypt -- V. The close of the Theban empire -- VI. The rise of the Assyrian empire -- VII. The Hebrews and the Philistines - Damascus -- Index. by G. Maspero ; ed. by A.H. Sayce ; tr. by M.L. McClure. Translation of Les Premières mêlées des peuples. Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
v. 1. Selections from State papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's connections with the Persian Gulf, with a summary of events, 1600... Show morev. 1. Selections from State papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's connections with the Persian Gulf, with a summary of events, 1600-1800 -- v. 2. Pr'ecis of correspondence regarding the affairs of the Persian Gulf, 1801-1853 -- v. 3. Précis of Maskat affairs, 1892-1905; Précis on slave trade in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, 1873-1905, with a retrospect into previous history from 1852; Précis of correspondence regarding Trucial chiefs, 1854-1905 -- v. 4. Précis of Bahrein affairs, 1854-1904; Précis of Katar affairs, 1873-1904 -- v. 5. Précis of Nejd affairs, 1804-1904; Précis of Koweit affairs, 1896-1904; Précis of Turkish expansion on the Arab Littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa and Katif affairs. (Cont.) v. 6. Précis of Turkish Arabia affairs, 1801-1905 -- v. 7. Précis of Persian Arabistan affairs; Précis of the affairs of the Persian coast and islands, 1854-1905; Précis of Mekran affairs -- v. 8. Précis on commerce and communication in the Persian Gulf, 1801-1905; Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905; Précis of correspondence on international rivalry and British policy in the Persian Gulf, 1872-1905; Précis on arms trade in the Persian Gulf. [compiled and edited by J.A. Saldanha]. "First printed in 18 volumes at Calcutta and Simla, 1903-1908"--T.p. verso. Show less
v. 1. Selections from State papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's connections with the Persian Gulf, with a summary of events, 1600... Show morev. 1. Selections from State papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's connections with the Persian Gulf, with a summary of events, 1600-1800 -- v. 2. Pr'ecis of correspondence regarding the affairs of the Persian Gulf, 1801-1853 -- v. 3. Précis of Maskat affairs, 1892-1905; Précis on slave trade in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, 1873-1905, with a retrospect into previous history from 1852; Précis of correspondence regarding Trucial chiefs, 1854-1905 -- v. 4. Précis of Bahrein affairs, 1854-1904; Précis of Katar affairs, 1873-1904 -- v. 5. Précis of Nejd affairs, 1804-1904; Précis of Koweit affairs, 1896-1904; Précis of Turkish expansion on the Arab Littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa and Katif affairs. (Cont.) v. 6. Précis of Turkish Arabia affairs, 1801-1905 -- v. 7. Précis of Persian Arabistan affairs; Précis of the affairs of the Persian coast and islands, 1854-1905; Précis of Mekran affairs -- v. 8. Précis on commerce and communication in the Persian Gulf, 1801-1905; Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905; Précis of correspondence on international rivalry and British policy in the Persian Gulf, 1872-1905; Précis on arms trade in the Persian Gulf. [compiled and edited by J.A. Saldanha]. "First printed in 18 volumes at Calcutta and Simla, 1903-1908"--T.p. verso. Show less
by A.H. Sayce. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .S39 1925 Book Item-ID: i10042891 BIB-ID: 1006092 Show moreby A.H. Sayce. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .S39 1925 Book Item-ID: i10042891 BIB-ID: 1006092 Show less
by Zénaïde A. Ragozin. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .R34 1887 Book Item-ID: i1006140x BIB-ID: 1007776 Show moreby Zénaïde A. Ragozin. Main Heritage Shelves General DS71 .R34 1887 Book Item-ID: i1006140x BIB-ID: 1007776 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General DC3 .B83 1884 Book Item-ID: i10071994 BIB-ID: 1008835 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DC3 .B83 1884 Book Item-ID: i10071994 BIB-ID: 1008835 Show less
by Angelo S. Rappoport. Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358) and index. Show moreby Angelo S. Rappoport. Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358) and index. Show less
v. 1. Selections from State papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's connections with the Persian Gulf, with a summary of events, 1600... Show morev. 1. Selections from State papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's connections with the Persian Gulf, with a summary of events, 1600-1800 -- v. 2. Pr'ecis of correspondence regarding the affairs of the Persian Gulf, 1801-1853 -- v. 3. Précis of Maskat affairs, 1892-1905; Précis on slave trade in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, 1873-1905, with a retrospect into previous history from 1852; Précis of correspondence regarding Trucial chiefs, 1854-1905 -- v. 4. Précis of Bahrein affairs, 1854-1904; Précis of Katar affairs, 1873-1904 -- v. 5. Précis of Nejd affairs, 1804-1904; Précis of Koweit affairs, 1896-1904; Précis of Turkish expansion on the Arab Littoral of the Persian Gulf and Hasa and Katif affairs. (Cont.) v. 6. Précis of Turkish Arabia affairs, 1801-1905 -- v. 7. Précis of Persian Arabistan affairs; Précis of the affairs of the Persian coast and islands, 1854-1905; Précis of Mekran affairs -- v. 8. Précis on commerce and communication in the Persian Gulf, 1801-1905; Précis on naval arrangements in the Persian Gulf, 1862-1905; Précis of correspondence on international rivalry and British policy in the Persian Gulf, 1872-1905; Précis on arms trade in the Persian Gulf. [compiled and edited by J.A. Saldanha]. "First printed in 18 volumes at Calcutta and Simla, 1903-1908"--T.p. verso. Main Heritage Compact General DS326 .S346 1986 Reference vol. 4 Item-ID: i20244836 BIB-ID: 1023336 Show less