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
[Supplementary with extra colour plates]. Main Heritage Shelves General N7280 .P67 1938 Book Item-ID: i1553151x BIB-ID: 1006211 Show more[Supplementary with extra colour plates]. Main Heritage Shelves General N7280 .P67 1938 Book Item-ID: i1553151x BIB-ID: 1006211 Show less
Description and travel, History, DS107.3 .C66 1901, 220.9 COC
by Arthur William Cooke. Includes indexes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107.3 .C66 1901 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i15801548 BIB-ID: 1017485 Show moreby Arthur William Cooke. Includes indexes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107.3 .C66 1901 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i15801548 BIB-ID: 1017485 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General DS108.5 .R86 1934 Book Item-ID: i10076967 BIB-ID: 1009332 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS108.5 .R86 1934 Book Item-ID: i10076967 BIB-ID: 1009332 Show less
Description and travel, History, DS107.3 .C66 1901, 220.9 COC
by Arthur William Cooke. Includes indexes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107.3 .C66 1901 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i23599455 BIB-ID: 1017485 Show moreby Arthur William Cooke. Includes indexes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107.3 .C66 1901 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i23599455 BIB-ID: 1017485 Show less
by F. Turville-Petre, B.A. ; with sections by Dorothea M. Bate and Charlotte Baynes ; and a report on the Galilee skull by Sir Arthur Keith ... At... Show moreby F. Turville-Petre, B.A. ; with sections by Dorothea M. Bate and Charlotte Baynes ; and a report on the Galilee skull by Sir Arthur Keith ... At head of title: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. Main Heritage Shelves General DS110.G2 T87 1927 Book Item-ID: i1017039x BIB-ID: 1018675 "List of works referred to": p. 51-52. Show less
Ibn Saʻūd , 1880-1953, Wahabis., DS244 .R63 1935, 953 R682i
von Arthur Rock. Main Heritage Shelves General DS244 .R63 1935 Book Item-ID: i10105104 BIB-ID: 1012146 Show morevon Arthur Rock. Main Heritage Shelves General DS244 .R63 1935 Book Item-ID: i10105104 BIB-ID: 1012146 Show less
by Arthur Arnold. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .A76 1877 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10230713 BIB-ID: 1024707 Show moreby Arthur Arnold. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .A76 1877 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10230713 BIB-ID: 1024707 Show less
by Arthur Arnold. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .A76 1877 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20241604 BIB-ID: 1024707 Show moreby Arthur Arnold. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .A76 1877 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20241604 BIB-ID: 1024707 Show less
[originally compiled by F.M. Hunter and C.W. H. Sealey]. Main Heritage Shelves General DS247.A24 A23 1909 Book Item-ID: i23460295 BIB-ID: 2505387 Show more[originally compiled by F.M. Hunter and C.W. H. Sealey]. Main Heritage Shelves General DS247.A24 A23 1909 Book Item-ID: i23460295 BIB-ID: 2505387 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS258 .G57 1859
par le Cte A. de Gobineau ... Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .G57 1859 Book Item-ID: i1023469x BIB-ID: 1025105 Show morepar le Cte A. de Gobineau ... Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .G57 1859 Book Item-ID: i1023469x BIB-ID: 1025105 Show less
Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton) , 1841-1904, DT351.S9 B71 1904
by Arthur Montefiore, F.R.G.S. Main Heritage Shelves General DT351.S9 B71 1904 Book Item-ID: i1010060x BIB-ID: 1011696 Show moreby Arthur Montefiore, F.R.G.S. Main Heritage Shelves General DT351.S9 B71 1904 Book Item-ID: i1010060x BIB-ID: 1011696 Show less
Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton) , 1841-1904, Nansen, Fridtjof , 1861-1930, Discovery and exploration, Discovery and exploration, DT351.S9 B75 1907
by A. Montefiro H. Brice and J. Arthur Bain ; with two colored and many other illustrations. 2nd title page : Fridtjof Nansen : his life and... Show moreby A. Montefiro H. Brice and J. Arthur Bain ; with two colored and many other illustrations. 2nd title page : Fridtjof Nansen : his life and explorations, by J. Arthur Bain. Main Heritage Shelves General DT351.S9 B75 1907 Book Item-ID: i10236090 BIB-ID: 1025245 Show less
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by A. S. Tritton. Met geneal. tabel. Main Heritage Shelves General BP161 .T7 1947 Book Item-ID: i10149600 BIB-ID: 1016596 Show moreby A. S. Tritton. Met geneal. tabel. Main Heritage Shelves General BP161 .T7 1947 Book Item-ID: i10149600 BIB-ID: 1016596 Show less
History of Biblical events, Bible, Geography, Bible, BS630 .S73 1863
Main Heritage Shelves General BS630 .S73 1863 Book Item-ID: i10191434 BIB-ID: 1020779 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General BS630 .S73 1863 Book Item-ID: i10191434 BIB-ID: 1020779 Show less
Alcázar (Seville, Spain), Arabs--History, Arabs--Spain--Andalusia--History, Islamic architecture, Islamic architecture--Spain--Andalusia--Pictorial works
Title and date from item. The photogragh has manuscrit title and date and it is signed on the retro of the card mount by the author with the... Show moreTitle and date from item. The photogragh has manuscrit title and date and it is signed on the retro of the card mount by the author with the specification "voyage de 1846". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.03442-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23357770 BIB-ID: 2499269 Show less
Islam: its character and its conquests -- The social evils of Islam -- The story of missions to Moslems -- The work that remains to be done -- Siam... Show moreIslam: its character and its conquests -- The social evils of Islam -- The story of missions to Moslems -- The work that remains to be done -- Siam -- Burma -- Korea. by Samuel M. Zwemer, F.R.G.S. and Arthur Judson Brown, D.D. Main Heritage Shelves General BV3150 .Z8 1908. Book Item-ID: i10214264 BIB-ID: 1023062 Contains bibliographies. Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site. Show less
by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. Illustrated lining-papers. "Chronological table": p. [419]-427. Main Heritage Shelves General BX290 .S7 1862 Book Item-ID:... Show moreby Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. Illustrated lining-papers. "Chronological table": p. [419]-427. Main Heritage Shelves General BX290 .S7 1862 Book Item-ID: i10131851 BIB-ID: 1014821 Show less
presented to the University of Cambridge by the editors. Edited ... by S. Schechter and C. Taylor. Translated by Sir A.E. Cowley. Main Heritage... Show morepresented to the University of Cambridge by the editors. Edited ... by S. Schechter and C. Taylor. Translated by Sir A.E. Cowley. Main Heritage Shelves General BS1762 1899 Book Item-ID: i15449087 BIB-ID: 1461334 "Authorities quoted": p. [6]. Show less
