Author: Wilhelm JunkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Travels in Africa During the Years ...: (1875-1878). ch. 1. Journey from Alexandria to the Libyan Desert and through the Natron Valley
Author: Wilhelm JunkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Africans
Author: John IliffePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107198321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
An updated and comprehensive single-volume history covering all periods from human origins to contemporary African situations.
The Western Desert of Egypt
Author: Cassandra VivianPublisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774160905
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Already the most comprehensive guide ever for desert and oasis travel in Egypt west of the Nile, The Western Desert of Egypt: An Explorer's Handbook has now been fully revised and updated for the latest generation of twenty-first century desert adventurers. Fully illustrated with some 50 maps and plans and over 270 drawings, the guide covers both the natural history and the human history of the desert and the oases. It then explores chapter by chapter the oases of Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Bahariya, Fayoum, and Siwa, and the desert areas of al-Diffa (the northern, semiarid edge of the desert), the Darb al-Arbain caravan route in the south, and Uwaynat (including Gilf Kebir) in the southwest. Descriptions of routes, sites, people, and places are complemented by practical information on places to stay, eat, and fill your gas tank. Global positioning system (GPS) waypoints are provided as an aid to navigation on many routes--though for the sake of conservation and the protection of unguarded antiquities they are not given for remote sites. Almost encyclopedic in its scope, this is the one guide that belongs on the bookshelf, dashboard, or rucksack of every Western Desert traveler.
Alexandria
Author: E. M. ForsterPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
"Alexandria" by E. M. Forster. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Across the Sahara
Author: Klaus BraunPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030001458
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks. Included are a variety of unique historical and recent maps as well as remote sensing images of the important trade routes and the corresponding historic oases. To give a deeper understanding of how those trading networks work, aspects such as culturally influenced concepts of spatial orientation are discussed. The book aims to be a useful reference for the caravan trade in the Sahara, that can be recommended both to students and to specialists and researchers in the field of Geography, History and African Studies.
The Gold-mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Plundered Empire
Author: Michael GreenhalghPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900440547X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
This book concentrates on the sometimes Greek but largely Roman survivals many travellers set out to see and perhaps possess throughout the immense Ottoman Empire, on what were eastward and southward extensions of the Grand Tour. Europeans were curious about the Empire, Christianity’s great rival for centuries, and plenty of information on its antiquities was available, offered here via lengthy quotations. Most accounts of the history of collecting and museums concentrate on the European end. Plundered Empire details how and where antiquities were sought, uncovered, bartered, paid for or stolen, and any tribulations in getting them home. The book provides evidence for the continuing debate about the ethics of museum collections, with 19th century international competition the spur to spectacular acquisitions.
History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria
Author: Gaston MasperoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The Nile in 1904
Author: Sir William WillcocksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia
Author: G.E. WickensPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402064314
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries.