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| 1-59333-305-6 | Adivar, Halide Edib. Memoirs of Halide Edib
A prominent novelist, social activist, journalist, and nationalist, Halide Adivar Edib(1882-1964) was one of Turkey's leading feminists in the Young Turk and early Republican period. Memoirs is the first book in her two volume English-language autobiography, published in 1926, while she and her second husband Dr. Adnan were in exile in London and Paris having fallen out of favor with Mustafa Kemal's one-party regime. Edib describes her childhood, her confrontation with her first husband's polygyny, her divorce, and her entry into political and literary writing. Edib's account of her private life provides a unique example of a woman's individual and personal struggle for emancipation and gender equality. More... | $43.00 | Add to Cart |  | 
| 1-59333-206-8 | Adivar, Halide Edib. Memoirs of Halide Edib
A prominent novelist, social activist, journalist, and nationalist, Halide Adivar Edib(1882-1964) was one of Turkey's leading feminists in the Young Turk and early Republican period. Memoirs is the first book in her two volume English-language autobiography, published in 1926, while she and her second husband Dr. Adnan were in exile in London and Paris having fallen out of favor with Mustafa Kemal's one-party regime. Edib describes her childhood, her confrontation with her first husband's polygyny, her divorce, and her entry into political and literary writing. Edib's account of her private life provides a unique example of a woman's individual and personal struggle for emancipation and gender equality. More... | $88.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 0-00000-006-X | Alaux, R. The Last Assyrians: A History of Aramaic-Speaking Christians
The Last Assyrians is a film on the survival of the Aramaic-speaking Christians (Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs). The U.S. edition contains the English version, while the European edition contains both the English and French versions. More... | $42.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-153-3 | Bell, Gertrude. Amurath to Amurath: A Journey Along the Banks of the Euphrates
Gertrude Bell, the well-known explorer and archaeologist, began her extensive travels in the Near East in 1892. In her trips, she surveyed and photographed the areas which she visited and investigated archeological sites. More... | $89.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-268-8 | Blunt, Lady Anne. A Pilgrimage to Nejd, The Cradle of the Arab Race
This book documents the journey of Lady Anne Blunt (d. 1917) to Arabia in 1875. Hunt was a talented artist and the founder of the famous Crabbet Stud of England. More... | $63.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-067-7 | Bonomi, Joseph. Nineveh and Its Palaces
The author presents the discoveries of Botta and Layard and applies them to the writings of the Bible. This third edition charts all the discoveries made in the 1800s with chronological tables. The volume contains 273 illustrations. More... | $89.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-204-1 | Bowman Dodd, Anna. In the Palaces of the Sultan
As Anna Bowman Dodd (1855-1929), a New York travel writer and journalist, journeyed to Istanbul with the American Ambassador to France she embarked on a detailed account of the city and its people. Interested in documenting the changes in Turkey brought about by the "embrace" of modernity and progress, she considers Turkish women's rights, harems and marriage, the management of the household, education, slavery, the Sultan's reign, and nationalist movements in the last days of the Ottoman Empire. She caters to the American market for Orientalism but is also reflexive about its employment, both invoking and undercutting stereotypes as she addresses the "Eastern Question." More... | $85.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-303-X | Bowman Dodd, Anna. In the Palaces of the Sultan
As Anna Bowman Dodd (1855-1929), a New York travel writer and journalist, journeyed to Istanbul with the American Ambassador to France she embarked on a detailed account of the city and its people. Interested in documenting the changes in Turkey brought about by the "embrace" of modernity and progress, she considers Turkish women's rights, harems and marriage, the management of the household, education, slavery, the Sultan's reign, and nationalist movements in the last days of the Ottoman Empire. She caters to the American market for Orientalism but is also reflexive about its employment, both invoking and undercutting stereotypes as she addresses the "Eastern Question." More... | $43.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-202-5 | Brassey, Lady Annie. Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople
Lady Annie Brassey (1839-1887) possess a keen eye for human interest and narrative detail that propelled her to international fame as a travel writer. This book presents a daily diary of two voyages to Constantinople aboard her family yacht in the mid 1870s. Here, the modern reader may glimpse the natural wonders, cultural distinctions, and political circumstances of such countries as Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Greece, and Turkey during that time period. Lady Brassey is always a cheerful, informed, and compelling guide. One also finds in this book an excellent example of the nineteenth-century European fascination with the "Orient" as a place of exotic customs, redolent sensuality, and commonplace cruelty. More... | $85.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-304-8 | Brassey, Lady Annie. Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople
In this diary recording two voyages to Constantinople, Lady Annie Brassey demonstrates her keen eye for human interest and narrative detail. The modern reader will glimpse natural wonders and cultural distinctions of Portuagal, Spain, Moroco, Italy, Greece, and Turkey during the mid-1870s. More... | $43.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-599-1 | Bridgman, Frederick Arthur. Winters in Algeria
In the 1870s, American painter Frederick Bridgman traveled from his home in Paris to Algiers. Although he traveled to paint, his journeys so impressed him that he produced a written account that appeared in “Harpers Monthly.” That account became the basis of this book. His travelogue describes the people and customs, the layout of the towns, the celebration of the Muslim religion, the black community in an Islamic context, and the legends of the people of historic Algeria. More... | $112.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-568-7 | Broomhall, Marshall. Islam in China
As an active missionary to China from a family of missionaries, Broomhall wrote with an authoritative familiarity of his subject. The concern he addressed in this treatise was the presence of Islam in China. Beginning with the history of Islam in China, Broomhall explores the interactions between aspects of Chinese culture and Islamic religion with an eye towards the effect on evangelization. More... | $123.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-931956-84-7 | Burckhardt, John Lewis. Arabic Proverbs and the Manners and Customs of Modern Egyptians
A compilation and translation of Arabic proverbs by the Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817). In addition to visits to Cairo, Damascus, Lebanon and other points in the Middle East, he was one of the few Europeans to venture to Mecca. More... | $46.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-529-8 | Burkitt, F C. The Gospel History and its Transmission
The essays in this informative book were originally delivered as the Jowett Lectures for 1906. They address many critical issues regarding the historical veracity of the Gospels and represent the emerging interest in the historical Jesus that was the spirit of the times. Besides addressing the canonical Gospels, this volume also discusses Marcion and non-canonical gospels. More... | $128.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-251-3 | Butler, A J. The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt
This two-volume book is the result of seven months of field work in Egypt. It is an important document for its time and an early and influential example of unprejudiced scholarly interest in the culture of the Coptic Church. More... | $156.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 0-9713097-4-4 | Curzon, Robert. Ancient Monasteries of the East, Or The Monasteries of the Levant
Between 1834 and 1837, Curzon visited Egypt, Syria, Albania, and Mt. Athos in order to collect ancient manuscripts. Twelve years later, he wrote accounts of the most curious of them, producing this charming flow of reminiscence in an engaging personality.
More... | $60.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 0-9715986-0-6 | Davey, Richard. The Sultan and His Subjects
This is an earnest description of the Muslim and Christian nationalities under the Ottoman Empire. The Illustrated London News described it as “a skillful narrative…The personal element invests Mr. Davey’s story with enthralling interest, which sustains his readers to the end.” More... | $63.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-931956-65-0 | De Guerville, A B. New Egypt
Amedee Baillot de Guerville was one of the most talented women travel writers at the turn of the last century. Her New Egypt, translated from French, is a remarkable record of Egyptian life; social, economic, and political, during that period. More... | $63.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-630-1 | du Jarric, Pierre. Akbar and the Jesuits
The narrative of the Jesuit missions to Akbar, ruler of the Mughal Empire in India, is a noted period piece in travel writing. Although the author never traveled abroad, he compiled a substantial history of Jesuit missionary activity. This book narrates the missions to India in the 16th and 17th centuries. More... | $120.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-220-3 | Ekrem, Selma. Unveiled
Selma Ekrem grew up among the progressive Ottoman Muslim elite. Ekrem benefited from having an unconventional mother, who did not insist on her daughter's veiling. The book covers the family's sojourns outside Istanbul when her father was governor in Jerusalem during the 1908 Young Turk revolution and then governor of the Greek Archipelago Islands, where the whole family was held captive when their island was taken by the Greeks during the Balkan Wars. Returning to Istanbul just as World War I broke out, Ekrem attended the American College for Girls. Frustrated at the restrictions of Turkish female life, Ekrem traveled to America and countered prevalent stereotypes by lecturing on Turkey. More... | $43.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-209-2 | Ekrem, Selma. Unveiled
Selma Ekrem grew up among the progressive Ottoman Muslim elite. Ekrem benefited from having an unconventional mother, who did not insist on her daughter's veiling. The book covers the family's sojourns outside Istanbul when her father was governor in Jerusalem during the 1908 Young Turk revolution and then governor of the Greek Archipelago Islands, where the whole family was held captive when their island was taken by the Greeks during the Balkan Wars. Returning to Istanbul just as World War I broke out, Ekrem attended the American College for Girls. Frustrated at the restrictions of Turkish female life, Ekrem traveled to America and countered prevalent stereotypes by lecturing on Turkey. More... | $85.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-211-2 | Ellison, Grace. An Englishwoman in a Turkish Harem
Grace Ellison (d. 1935) actively encouraged dialogues between Turkish and British women at the outset of the twentieth century. Connected with progressive Ottoman elites discussing female and social emancipation, Ellison stayed in an Ottoman harem. Working as a respected journalist, both at home and abroad, she published articles about British-Turkish relations, Turkish nationalism, and the status of women across cultures. This book recounts Ellison’s stay with her friend Fâtima and features reports on motherhood, employment, polygamy, slavery, harem life, modernization, veiling, and prominent women writers. Despite an impressive legacy, Ellison and her work have almost disappeared from the historical record; the republication of this 1915 work aims to address this neglect. More... | $85.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 0-9715986-7-3 | Evetts, B T A. The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and Some Neighbouring Countries
A descriptive account of monasteries and churches of Egypt primarily, but also of Nubia, Abyssinia, India, North Africa, Spain, the shores of the Atlantic, and southwestern Arabia (including Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopian, Syrian, and Nestorian churches). More... | $99.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-931956-78-2 | Forder, Archibald. Ventures Among the Arabs in Desert, Tent and Town
The story of a Christian missionary who lived for thirteen years amongst the Ishmaelites of Moab, Edom, and the great peninsula of Arabia. Forder says, “My story is a simple record of ventures just as they occurred, a transcript of personal experiences and beliefs. It is sent forth to what I believe is a sympathetic public.” More... | $50.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-750-6 | Garnett, Lucy M.. Turkey of the Ottomans
Noting that “Ottoman” covered a variety of peoples, Garnett describes the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish elements in the empire, and the roles of the sultan, parliament, and government institutions–law courts, police, and army. Following a consideration of the three major religions of the country, urban and agrarian life in Turkey are illustrated by the principles of land ownership and usage. Garnett explores the home life of nineteenth century society and the function of education and the ancestral culture of the region. More... | $85.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 0-9713097-9-5 | Gibson, Margaret. How the Codex Was Found
A vibrant tale of two journeys to St. Catharine's Monastery in Mount Sinai that lead to the discovery of an ancient codex containing an old version of the Syriac Gospels. More... | $51.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-931956-77-4 | Gordon, Helen. A Woman in the Sahara
This is a fascinating travel journey through the Sahara that began in 1912, by one of the most well- traveled women of the early twentieth century. Gordon paints the picture of the Sahara and its inhabitants through the eyes of a woman. More... | $59.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-154-1 | Grant, Asahel. The Nestorians or The Lost Tribe
Grant gives an account of his interactions with the "Nestorians", arguing that they “are indeed the representatives and lineal descendants of the Ten Tribes.” His vivid descriptions of their lives and traditions are a valuable resource on the "Nestorian" Christians in the early 1800s. More... | $85.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-562-5 | Graves, Robert. Lawrence and the Arabian Adventure
A sanctioned biography of T. E. Lawrence, known popularly as “Lawrence of Arabia,” this work by the eminent Robert Graves attempts to provide a fair and balanced treatment of the man. Based on interviews with Lawrence and his close associates, this account clearly displays its authenticity. More... | $128.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-798-8 | Halliburton, Richard. The Glorious Adventure
In this, Halliburton’s second book of travel-writings, he set out to follow the footsteps of Ulysses. Noting the mythological nature of the Odyssey, Halliburton nevertheless attempted to discern with scholarly accuracy the likely location of the famous events from the great Homeric epic. Chapter by chapter he made his way through scenes imaged to be those of the fabled Ulysses, including Acropolitis, Marathon, Troy, the Lotus Land, and even the Cyclops’ Cave. Filled with a romantic notion of classical antiquity and a bombastic self-confidence, this travelogue takes readers to locations far from the common tourist destinations, but near to the regions of Hellenistic imagination. More... | $119.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-223-8 | Hanim, Melek. Thirty Years in the Harem
Melek Hanim, an Ottoman woman of Greek, Armenian, and French heritage, accompanied her husband to various postings in Palestine and Serbia, and shared with him the frustrations of the arbitrary periodic dismissals that characterized late Ottoman politics. Her sensationalist account of life in Turkey contains details of political intrigue and corruption and demonstrates the influence and mobility available to women in the official households of the Ottoman elite. Filled with maneuvers including murder, divorce, political machinations, and vengeance, Melek Hanim's life was an attempt to gain access to property she viewed as legitimately her own. This book was written during her later exile in Paris. More... | $43.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-208-4 | Hanim, Melek. Thirty Years in the Harem
Melek Hanim, an Ottoman woman of Greek, Armenian, and French heritage, accompanied her husband to various postings in Palestine and Serbia, and shared with him the frustrations of the arbitrary periodic dismissals that characterized late Ottoman politics. Her sensationalist account of life in Turkey contains details of political intrigue and corruption and demonstrates the influence and mobility available to women in the official households of the Ottoman elite. Filled with maneuvers including murder, divorce, political machinations, and vengeance, Melek Hanim’s life was an attempt to gain access to property she viewed as legitimately her own. This book was written during her later exile in Paris. More... | $85.00 | Add to Cart | |
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