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Alexander the Great: Man of Action Man of Spiritby Pierre Briant, Jeremy LeggattISBN 0810928337 (0-8109-2833-7)
Softcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Ancient Civilizations: The Near East and Mesoamericaby Jeremy A. Sabloff, C.C. Lamberg-KarlovskyISBN 0881338346 (0-88133-834-6)
Softcover, Waveland Pr Inc
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Ancient Iraqby Georges RouxISBN 014012523X (0-14-012523-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ancient Iraq'Book summary:Newly revised and containing information from recent excavations and discovered artifacts, Ancient Iraq covers the political, cultural, and socio-economic history from Mesopotamia days of prehistory to the Christian era.[via]More editions of Ancient Iraq:
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The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Picturesby James Bennett PritchardISBN 0691002002 (0-691-00200-2)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures'Book summary:An anthology drawn from two magnificent and widely-praised volumes by the same author: "Ancient Near Eastern Texts, " and "The Ancient Near East in Pictures." [via]
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Arab Historians of the Crusadesby Francesco GabrieliISBN 0880294523 (0-88029-452-3)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arab Historians of the Crusades'Book summary:The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in 1969, this book presents 'the other side' of the Holy War, offering the first English translation of contemporary Arab accounts of the fighting between Muslim and Christian.
Extracts are drawn from seventeen different authors encompassing a multitude of sources:
- The general histories of the Muslim world,
- The chronicles of cities, regions and their dynasties
- Contemporary biographies and records of famous deeds.
Overall, this book gives a sweeping and stimulating view of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes.
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The Arabian Nightmareby Robert IrwinISBN 1585672173 (1-58567-217-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Arabian Nightmare'Book summary:The hero and guiding force of this epic fantasy is an insomniac young man who, unable to sleep, guides the reader through the narrow streets of Cairo-a mysterious city full of deceit and trickery. He narrates a complex tangle of dreams and imaginings that describe an atmosphere constantly shifting between sumptuously learned orientalism, erotic adventure, and dry humor. The result is a thought-provoking puzzle box of sex, philosophy, and theology.[via]
Reminiscent of Italo Calvino, and Umberto Eco, this cult classic is finally back in print!More editions of The Arabian Nightmare:
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Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Landby Avraham Negev, Shimon GibsonISBN 082641527X (0-8264-1527-X)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land'Book summary:Ever since the pioneering excavation at Tel el-Hesi by Petrie in 1890 archeology has developed into a fully-fledged, professional field with specialists emerging on all manner of subjects, periods, and types of artifacts. Many thousands of sites have now been excavated in the Holy Land (Israel and Palestine) from prehistoric times through the Ottoman period. The focus on the excavation of tells (mound sites) and key settlements such as Jerusalem, Megiddo, and Beth Shean has revolutionized our knowledge of the chronology and material culture of the biblical period.This concise but comprehensive encyclopedia, edited by the veteran archeologist Avraham Negev and revised, expanded, and updated by Shimon Gibson, includes more than 600 entries, accompanied by drawings, plans, photographs, chronological charts, and an index. All of the principal biblical sites are covered, and there are entries on general subjects such as mosaics, pottery, and archeological method. Included among the major discoveries made in recent years are the amazing Chalcolithic period objects found in a cave at Pequ'in, the "House of David" inscription from Tel Dan, the Miqne inscription, the iron fortifications of Jerusalem, and much more.[via]More editions of Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land:
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Hardcover, Sbs Pub - Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land: ISBN 082641527X (0-8264-1527-X)
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Beginning Hittiteby Warren H. Held, Janet E. Gertz, William R. SchmalsiegISBN 0893571849 (0-89357-184-9)
Softcover, Slavica Pub
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Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the Eastby Marco PoloISBN 0804901864 (0-8049-0186-4)
Softcover, Ams Pr Inc
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Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from Their Beginnings to A.D. 325by Will DurantISBN 1567310141 (1-56731-014-1)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Campaigns of Alexanderby Flavius ArrianusISBN 0140442537 (0-14-044253-7)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Campaigns of Alexander'Book summary:[via]His passion was for glory only, and in that he was insatiable
Although written over four hundred years after Alexanders death, Arrians Campaigns of Alexander is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we have. Arrians own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the worlds greatest conqueror. He tells of Alexanders violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his total defeat of Persia, and his campaigns through Egypt, India and Babylon establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled and charismatic leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective and fully rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power and worshipped as a god in his own lifetime.
Aubrey de Sélincourts vivid translation is accompanied by J. R. Hamiltons introduction, which discusses Arrians life and times, his synthesis of other classical sources and the composition of Alexanders army. The edition also includes maps, a list for further reading and a detailed index.
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The Complete Middle East Cookbookby Tess MallosISBN 0804819823 (0-8048-1982-3)
Hardcover, Tuttle Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Middle East Cookbook'Book summary:Tess Mallos shows how to produce delectable meals from the Mediterranean islands, Armenia, Arabia, and Israel--19 countries in all. The introduction to each chapter provides an insight into the food, lifestyle, and cooking methods of each area, and the book features 80 pages of full-color photos. [via]
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyesby Amin MaaloufISBN 0863560237 (0-86356-023-7)
Softcover, Interlink Pub Group Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Crusades Through Arab Eyes'Book summary:European and Arab versions of the Crusades have little in common. For Arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes. In "The Crusades Through Arab Eyes", Amin Maalouf has sifted through the works of a score of contemporary Arab chroniclers of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. He retells their stories in their own vivacious style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts, and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture. He retraces two critical centuries of Middle Eastern history, and offers fascinating insights into some of the forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today. [via]
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyesby Jon Rothschild, Amin MaaloufISBN 0805208984 (0-8052-0898-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near Eastby Michael RoafISBN 0816022186 (0-8160-2218-6)
Hardcover, Checkmark Books
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Cuneiformby C. B. F. WalkerISBN 0520061152 (0-520-06115-2)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cuneiform'Book summary:The cuneiform writing system flourished in the Near East from before 3000 BC to AD 75. This book surveys the development of the script from the earliest pictographic signs to the latest astronomical tablets and the process by which it came to be used for writing many different Near Eastern languages. Sample texts show how the script is analysed into words and syllables and how to read the names of the most famous kings as they appear on monuments. In addition, extracts from contemporary Sumerian literature and school texts give an account of the training of the scribes, and the various types of inscription they wrote are illustrated. The decipherment of cuneiform is explained and--for the collector--some guidelines for the identification of fake inscriptions are given.[via]More editions of Cuneiform:
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Discovery: Developing Views of the Earth from Ancient Times to Captain Cookby John Parker, Merrilyn A. SmithISBN 0880294604 (0-88029-460-4)
Softcover, Dorset Press
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Eothenby Alexander William Kinglake, Barbara KreigerISBN 0810160358 (0-8101-6035-8)
Softcover, Northwestern Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eothen'Book summary:This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. [via]
Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the Eastby Alexander William KinglakeISBN 1596055901 (1-59605-590-1)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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Epic of Gilgameshby Andrew GeorgeISBN 0140449191 (0-14-044919-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Epic of Gilgamesh'Book summary:Originally the work of an anonymous Babylonian poet who lived more than 3,700 years ago, The Epic of Gilgamesh tells of the heroic exploits of the ruler of the walled city of Uruk. Not content with the immortality conveyed by the renown of his great deeds, Gilgamesh journeys to the ends of the earth and beyond in his search for eternal life, encountering the wise man Utanapishti, who relates the story of a great flood that swept the earth. This episode and several others in the epic anticipate stories in the Bible and in Homer, to the great interest of biblical and classical scholars. Told with intense feeling and imagination, this masterful tale of love and friendship, duty and death, is more than an object of scholarly concern; it is a vital rendering of universal themes that resonate across the ages and is considered the world's first truly great work of literature. [via]
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Epic of Gilgameshby Maureen Gallery KovacsISBN 0804717117 (0-8047-1711-7)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Epic of Gilgamesh'Book summary:This translation is a verse rendering of The Epic of Gilgamesh, the cycle of Babylonian poems preserved on clay tablets surviving from ancient Mesopotamia of the third millennium B.C. One of the best and most important piece of epic poetry from human history, predating even Homer's Iliad by roughly 1,500 years, the Gilgamesh epic tells of the various adventures of that hero-king, including his quest for immortality and an account of a great flood similar in many details to the Old Testament's story of Noah. Kovacs's edition is satisfying both for its engaging verse translation of the poem itself, as well as for the introduction and appendix that provide historical context, and not least for photographs of Mesopotamian art and of one the actual clay tablets. The tablet was broken into several pieces and incompletely reconstructed, demonstrating the difficulty of the translator's task. [via]
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Epic of Gilgameshby Benjamin R. Foster, Douglas Frayne, Gary M. BeckmanISBN 0393975169 (0-393-97516-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Epic of Gilgamesh'Book summary:The Epic of Gilgamesh is the worlds oldest epic masterpiece.
More than a thousand years before Homer or the Bible, Mesopotamian poets sang of the hero-king Gilgamesh, who sought to crown his superhuman exploits by finding eternal life. This Norton Critical Edition presents translations by Benjamin R. Foster, Douglas Frayne, and Gary Beckman of the entire Gilgamesh narrative tradition, with some texts now in English for the first time. In addition to the eleven tablets of the great Akkadian epic, written around 1700 B.C.E., the book includes seven Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh, written before 2000 B.C.E., as well as the later Hittite version and other related sources, among them a Babylonian parody of the epic.
"Criticism" provides interpretive essays by William Moran, Thorkild Jacobsen, and Rivkah Harris and concludes with a modern poetic response to the Gilgamesh epic by Hillary Major.
A Glossary of Proper Names and a Selected Bibliography are also included. [via]More editions of Epic of Gilgamesh:
Epic of Gilgameshby GilgameshISBN 0848805011 (0-8488-0501-1)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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The Epic of Gilgameshby N.K. SandarsISBN 014044100X (0-14-044100-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'Book summary:'I am Gilgamesh who seized and killed the Bull of Heaven, I killed the watchman of the cedar forest, I overthrew Humbaba who lived in the forest' Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that dates back to the third millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth, defeat the Bull of Heaven and slay the monster Humbaba. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh's grief and fear of death are such that they lead him to undertake a quest for eternal life. A timeless tale of morality, tragedy and pure adventure, The Epic of Gilgamesh is a landmark literary exploration of man's search for immortality. N. K. Sandars's lucid, accessible translation is prefaced by a detailed introduction that examines the narrative and historical context of the work. In addition, there is a glossary of names and a map of the Ancient Orient. @UrukRockCity All the ladies want to get it on now that I've slain the demon. But I must decline. I'm a clean man these days. I just can't win with women. Before, nailing all the ladies was bad. Now I refuse to seduce, and the Gods send a giant bull to kill me? From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less [via]
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The Epic of Gilgameshby Not AvailableISBN 0141026286 (0-14-102628-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'Book summary:A great king, strong as the stars in Heaven. Enkidu, a wild and mighty hero, is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh. But instead of killing each other, the two become friends. Travelling together to the Cedar Forest, they fight and slay the evil monster Humbaba. But when Enkidu is killed, his death haunts and breaks the mighty Gilgamesh. Terrified of mortality, he resolves to find the secret of eternal life...[via]
@UrukRockCity All the ladies want to get it on now that Ive slain the demon. But I must decline. Im a clean man these days.
I just cant win with women. Before, nailing all the ladies was bad. Now I refuse to seduce, and the Gods send a giant bull to kill me?
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The Gardens of Lightby Amin Maalouf, Dorothy S. BlairISBN 1566562481 (1-56656-248-1)
Softcover, Interlink Pub Group Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gardens of Light'Book summary:The Gardens of Light tells the life story of Mani, painter, doctor, and prophet born in Mesopotamia--modern day Iraq--in the early third century of the Christian era. He advocated "The Gospel of Light"-a religious system that was a mixture of Gnostic Christian beliefs, ancient Persian Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and some pagan elements. This came to be known as Manichaeism and attracted vast numbers of disciples. The mystic exercised a powerful attraction over his disciples-rulers and scholars, itinerant merchants, shippers, Baptists and sages who inhabited the shores of the Tigris-and was hated by the Magi, the high priests of Zoroastrianism who felt threatened and eventually had him imprisoned, tortured, and killed in 276 AD. Amin Maalouf brings life and color to the character and times of Mani. In the pages of The Gardens of Light, Mani's cry for tolerance can be heard echoing across the centuries of our times. [via]
The Gardens of Lightby Dorothy S. Blair, Amin MaaloufISBN 0704371065 (0-7043-7106-5)
Hardcover, Quartet
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Gilgameshby David FerryISBN 0374523835 (0-374-52383-5)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gilgamesh'Book summary:This is one of the more recent translations of the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, about the hero-king of ancient Mesopotamia whose adventures--searching for eternal life, surviving a worldwide deluge in an ark filled with animals, to name a couple--make up one of oldest pieces of literature on record. David Ferry's version attempts to provide the most readable rendering of the epic, artfully finding a poetic voice that's particularly accessible to the modern ear, as well as working to smooth over the gaps in the poem caused by the fragmentary record of the original clay tablets. [via]
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Gilgameshby John Gardner, John Maier, Richard A. HenshawISBN 0394740890 (0-394-74089-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gilgamesh'Book summary:The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. It tells of the heroic exploits of an ancient ruler of the walled city of Uruk named Gilgamesh. Included in its story is an account of the Flood that predates the Biblical version by centuries. Gilgamesh and his companion, a wild man of the woods named Enkidu, fight monsters and demonic powers in search of honor and lasting fame. When Enkidu is put to death by the vengeful goddess Ishtar, Gilgamesh travels to the underworld to find an answer to his grief and confront the question of mortality. [via]
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Gilgamesh: A New English Versionby Stephen MitchellISBN 0743261690 (0-7432-6169-0)
Softcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gilgamesh: A New English Version'Book summary:An English-language rendering of the world's oldest epic follows the journey of conquest and self-discovery by the king of Uruk, in an edition that includes an introduction that places the story in its historical and cultural context. [via]
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Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrativeby Herbert MasonISBN 0618275649 (0-618-27564-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative'Book summary:Herbert Mason's best-selling Gilgamesh is the most widely read and enduring interpretation of this ancient Babylonian epic. One of the oldest and most universal stories known in literature, the epic of Gilgamesh presents the grand, timeless themes of love and death, loss and reparations within the stirring tale of a hero-king and his doomed friend. A finalist for the National Book Award, Mason's retelling is at once a triumph of scholarship, a masterpiece of style, and a labor of love that grew out of the poet's long affinity with the original. [via]
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Great Books of the Western Worldby Encyclopdia Britannica, inc., Robert Maynard HutchinsISBN 0852291639 (0-85229-163-9)
Hardcover, Encyclopdia Britannica
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Books of the Western World'Book summary:The Iliad (Ancient Greek ?????, Ilias) is, together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, a supposedly blind Ionian poet. The epics are considered by most modern scholars to be the oldest literature in the Greek language. The Iliad concerns events during the tenth and final year in the siege of the city of Ilion, or Troy, by the Greeks. The Odyssey (Greek: ????????, Odusseia)is commonly dated circa 800 to 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to Homer's Iliad and mainly concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses) in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he at last returns to his native land of Ithaca. [via]
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The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle Eastby Robert FiskISBN 1400075173 (1-4000-7517-3)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East'Book summary:During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution, from the American hostage crisis in Beirut (as one of only two Western journalists in the city at the time) to the Iran-Iraq War, from the Russian invasion of Afghanistan to Israels invasions of Lebanon, from the Gulf War to the invasion and ongoing war in Iraq. Now he brings his knowledge, his firsthand experience and his intimate understanding of the Middle East to a book that addresses the full complexity of its political history and its current state of affairs.
Passionate in his concerns about the region and relentless in his pursuit of the truth, Fisk has been able to enter the world of the Middle East and the lives of its people as few other journalists have. The result is a work of stunning reportage. His unblinking eyewitness testimony to the horrors of war places him squarely in the tradition of the great frontline reporters of the Second World War. His searing descriptions of lives mangled in the chaos of battle and of the battles themselves are at once dreadful and heartrending.
This is also a book of lucid, incisive analysis. Reaching back into the long history of invasion, occupation and colonization in the region, Fisk sets forth this information in a way that makes clear how a history of injustice has condemned the Middle East to war. He lays open the role of the West in the seemingly endless strife and warfare in the region, traces the growth of the Wests involvement and influence there over the past one hundred years, and outlines the Wests record of support for some of the most ruthless leaders in the Middle East. He chronicles the ever-more-powerful military presence of the United States and tracks the consequent, increasingly virulent anti-Westernand particularly anti-Americansentiment among the regions Muslim populations.
Fisk interweaves this history with his own vividly rendered experiences in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Palestine and Lebanonon the front lines; behind the scenes; in the streets of cities and villages; and inside military headquarters, the hideouts of guerrillas, the homes of ordinary citizens. Here, too, are indelible portraits of Osama bin Laden, Ayatollah Khomeini and Yassir Arafat, among othersall of whom he has met face-to-facerevelatory in their apprehension of the individuals and the ideologies they represent.
Finally, The Great War for Civilisation is the story of journalists in war: of their attempts to report the first, impartial drafts of history, to monitor the centers of power, to challenge authority ( especially . . . when governments and politicians take us to war ) and to battle an increasingly partisan worldwide media in their determination to report the truth.
Unflinching, provocative, brilliantly writtena work of major importance for todays world. [via]More editions of The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East:
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Herodotus: The Histories New Translation, Selections, Backgrounds, Commentariesby Herodotus, Walter Blanco, Jennifer Tolbert RobertsISBN 0393959465 (0-393-95946-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Herodotus: The Histories New Translation, Selections, Backgrounds, Commentaries'Book summary:This Norton Critical Edition offers an introduction to Herodotus for students approaching the history of Western Civilization or classical Greece for the first time. It features a new translation and selection of Herodotuss The Histories by Walter Blanco, supplemented by critical works chosen by Jennifer Roberts.
Walter Blanco's translation manages both to remain true to the spirit and letter of the original Greek and to be readily understandable to American students.
The selections from The Histories show Herodotus as ethnographer and as narrative historian, including his rich descriptions of Egyptian civilization and its contributions to Greek culture and his dramatic account of the Persian wars
"Backgrounds and Commentaries" provide students with a context for understanding Herodotuss place at the genesis of the historical narrative tradition. Great classical accounts by Aeschylus, Thucydides, Aristotle, and Plutarch serve as comparative pieces in early historical narrative while critical commentaries by modern scholarsincluding Hume, Mill, Macaulay, Collingwood, Momigliano, Ferrill, and othersengage students in the debate over Herodotuss historical authority.
A master Map, Chronology of Events, Glossary of names, places, and terms, and explanatory footnotes facilitate the students understanding of this work. A Bibliography directs readers to resources for further study. [via]More editions of Herodotus: The Histories New Translation, Selections, Backgrounds, Commentaries:
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Herodotus: The Historiesby John Marincola, HerodutusISBN 0140446389 (0-14-044638-9)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Herodotus: The Histories'Book summary:During the fifth century BC, a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city-states united to repel a mighty Persian army. While the story of this heroic drama forms the main theme of Herodotus' narrative, the author's curiosity fleshes out the text with digressions, folk tales and stories. [via]
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Herodotus: The Persian Warby W. ShepherdISBN 0521281946 (0-521-28194-6)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Herodotus: The Persian War'Book summary:Selections from Herodotus' History which follow the events of the great war between the Greeks and the Persians. The translated extracts include Herodotus' descriptions of the preparations for war and of the great land- and sea-battles which took place. Linking commentaries explain Greek and Persian strategies and battle manoeuvres. Background information on the ships and on the soldiers fighting in the war is also given. [via]
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Historiaeby Karl HudeISBN 0198145268 (0-19-814526-8)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Historiae'Book summary:Herodotus of Halicarnassus was an Ionian traveler and storyteller who lived in the 5th century BC 484 BC-ca. 425 BC . He is almost exclusively known for writing The Histories, a collection of 'inquiries' about the places and peoples he encountered during his wide-ranging travels around the Mediterranean littoral and into Mesopotamia. [via]
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The Historiesby HerodotusISBN 1593081022 (1-59308-102-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Histories'Book summary:Herodotus (c480-c425) is 'The Father of History' and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis fought between sausage-sellers? Which is the oldest language in the world? Why did Leonidas and his 300 Spartans spend the morning before the battle of Thermopylae combing their hair? Why did every Babylonian woman have to sit in the Temple of Aphrodite until a man threw a coin into her lap, and how long was she likely to sit there? And what is the best way to kill a crocodile? This wide-ranging history provides the answers to all these fascinating questions as well as providing many fascinating insights into the Ancient World. [via]
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Historiesby Hugh Bowden, George RawlinsonISBN 0460871706 (0-460-87170-6)
Softcover, Dent & Sons (Canada), Limited, J. M.
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The History: Herodotusby Herodotus, David GreneISBN 0226327728 (0-226-32772-8)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The History: Herodotus'Book summary:Herodotus of Halicarnassus was born about 484 B.C. and died some 60 years later. He traveled over much of the known ancient world, making trips to places such as southern Italy, lower Egypt, and the Caucasus. His great History, the first major prose work in world literature, is an account of his world at the time of the Persian Wars. The book, here ably translated by University of Chicago scholar David Grene, earned Herodotus the epithet "The Father of History" in ancient times. He distinguishes between the things seen with his own eyes and those of which he had only heard. But he was often too credulous of things told to him by his peers along the way, for which reason his younger contemporary Thucydides called him "The Father of Lies." Renowned in his own time for his humanity and wide-ranging curiosity, Herodotus shows an insatiable appetite for both useful information and a good yarn, and The History is a starting point for any student of the past. [via]
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A History of the Arab Peoplesby Albert HouraniISBN 1567312160 (1-56731-216-0)
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Middle Eastern Home Cookingby Tess MallosISBN 0794650147 (0-7946-5014-7)
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Orientalismby Edward W. SaidISBN 039474067X (0-394-74067-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Orientalism'Book summary:For generations now, Edward W. Said's "Orientalism" has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire, and this "Penguin Modern Classics" edition contains a preface written by Said shortly before his death in 2003. In this highly-acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the 'otherness' of eastern culture, customs and beliefs. He traces this view through the writings of Homer, Nerval and Flaubert, Disraeli and Kipling, whose imaginative depictions have greatly contributed to the West's romantic and exotic picture of the Orient. Drawing on his own experiences as an Arab Palestinian living in the West, Said examines how these ideas can be a reflection of European imperialism and racism. Edward W. Said (1935-2003) was a Palestinian-American cultural critic and author, born in Jerusalem and educated in Egypt and the United States. His other books include "The Question of Palestine", "Culture and Imperialism" and "Out of Place: A Memoir". If you enjoyed "Orientalism", you might like Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth", also available in "Penguin Modern Classics". "Stimulating, elegant and pugnacious". ("Observer"). "Beautifully patterned and passionately argued". ("New Statesman"). "Very exciting ...his case is not merely persuasive, but conclusive". (John Leonard, "New York Times"). "Magisterial". (Terry Eagleton). [via]
Persian Warsby George RawlinsonISBN 0394309545 (0-394-30954-5)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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The Persian Warsby Herodotus, George RawlinsonISBN 0075536404 (0-07-553640-4)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Rome Alive: A Source-Guide Tothe Ancient Cityby Danny P. Jackson, Thom Kapheim, Robert D. BiggsISBN 0865163529 (0-86516-352-9)
Softcover, Bolchazy Carducci Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rome Alive: A Source-Guide Tothe Ancient City'Book summary:The longing stretch toward the infinite...the reluctant embrace of the temporal. This is the eternal lot of mankind. This is The Epic of Gilgamesh. Our revised 2nd edition of mankind's first epic features a lucid historical and cultural introduction by Dr. Biggs, a new interpretive essay on the themes of Gilgamesh by James G. Keenan and their echoes in other literature, and ancient world and original illustrations.
Though The Epic of Gilgamesh exists in several editions, this version has been undertaken with a very specific intent -- to remain faithful to the source material while attempting to convey the poetic scope of a work that is both lusty and tender and that retains the ability to arouse compassion and empathy in all who follow Gilgamesh on his journey. This edition aims to reanimate the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu for modern readers, bringing it new life through indelible poetic images.
For centuries the beginnings of the literary history of the West were defined by the Hebrew Bible--what most people call the Old Testament--and Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and Odyssey. These texts were once naively imagined to have come about in splendid isolation either as a miracle of divine creation or the spontaneous combustion of the ?Greek genius.? The mighty stream of words down over the millennia to our own time are so many generations of offspring still somehow beholden to their initial begetters. Thus do we construe Western Literature.
- from Ancient Epic Poetry Chapter 8: Gilgamesh
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Stories from Ancient Canaanby Michael David CooganISBN 0664241840 (0-664-24184-0)
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Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritageby DurantISBN 1567310125 (1-56731-012-5)
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The Story of Civilization Pt. 1: Our Oriental Heritageby Will Durant, Ariel DurantISBN 067154800X (0-671-54800-X)
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The Story of Civilization Pt. A: Caesar and Christby Will Durant, Ariel DurantISBN 0671115006 (0-671-11500-6)
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Travelsby Marco PoloISBN 3895084530 (3-89508-453-0)
Hardcover, Koenemann Verlagsgesellschaft
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The Travels of Marco Poloby Marco PoloISBN 1853264733 (1-85326-473-3)
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The Travels of Marco Poloby Teresa Waugh, Marco Polo, Maria BellonciISBN 0871968908 (0-87196-890-8)
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· An invaluable index has been added to Aldo Ricci's of Benedetto's text, which includes all the identifications made in the Geographic text and also later editions by Marsden (1818), Pauthier (1865) and Yule (1871).
· The difficulty of following Polo on his many journeys has also been simplified by the process of distinguishing between those places on his main route to China and his return journey by sea to Persia and those places which he visited during his stay in China and those he never visited at all.
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Las Cruzadas Vistas Por Los Arabes / Crusades Through Arab Eyesby Amin MaaloufISBN 8420656860 (84-206-5686-0)
Softcover, Grupo Anaya Comercial
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La Gran Guerra Por La Civilizacion/the Great War of Civilizationby Robert FiskISBN 8423337871 (84-233-3787-1)
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La Historia De Los Arabes / a History of the Arabsby Albert HouraniISBN 8466615385 (84-666-1538-5)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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Historiasby Not AvailableISBN 8446002833 (84-460-0283-3)
Softcover, Akal Ediciones Sa
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Los jardines de luz / The gardens of lightby Amin MaaloufISBN 8420654167 (84-206-5416-7)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Los Nueve Libros De La Historiaby HerodotusISBN 8426421997 (84-264-2199-7)
Hardcover, Lumen
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Les Jardins De Lumiere: Romanby Amin MaaloufISBN 270960857X (2-7096-0857-X)
Hardcover, JC Lattes
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La Mesopotamie: Essai D'histoire Politique, economique Et Culturelleby Georges RouxISBN 2020086328 (2-02-008632-8)
Hardcover, Editions Du Seuil
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