War In The Gardens Of Babylon

Author : Bülent Aras
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Middle East
ISBN : 9756285036

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War in the Gardens of Babylon by Bülent Aras Pdf

Author : Christian Liberty Press,Mary Stanton,Albert Hyma
Publisher : Christian Liberty Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1999-05-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1930367430

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Streams of Civilization by Christian Liberty Press,Mary Stanton,Albert Hyma Pdf

This world history text provides a comprehensive overview of ancient history from Creation through the 1620s, from a Christian perspective. Extensive vocabulary questions and suggested projects are listed throughout the text. The text is beautifully illustrated and contains numerous high-quality maps in two-color. Grade 9.

Author : Eamon Blake
Publisher : Eamon Blake
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 101-01-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9798224834532

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Jacob - War of the End Times by Eamon Blake Pdf

Over the course of centuries heroes have risen to become great leaders, all with a shared theme echoing through their narratives. The great stories speak of them, and of how they confronted all forms of evil, especially the formidable armies of Hell. 'Jacob - War of the End Times' - is the third in a riveting five book series, recounting the tale of a monumental battle that threatens the very fabric of all existence. Led by the power of the Gods, the Light is defended by those of myth and legend, and the millions of Carriers who received Jacob's message. It's an epic battle fought against an evil and menacing army of Dark Angels, Demon Hounds, serpents and wraiths, all led by the Prince of Hell and the stifling shadow of The Darkness. Have the messengers done enough to accomplish their mission? Does Jacob possess the strength to command the Armies of the Light? Will the Gods and Humanity endure the ceaseless onslaught from the forces of Hell?

Author : Stephanie Dalley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199662265

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The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon by Stephanie Dalley Pdf

"Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher.

Author : Irene J. Dumas
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781698700625

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Century's of War's by Irene J. Dumas Pdf

In this book you will read a comprehensive history of wars as far back as the 1500's to present day Iraq. This book not only talks about all wars the United States of America was active in, it includes wars two century's before the US became a nation. Also, besides reading about the twelve wars that the United States troops took part in, the author comprised and has written about other events that are of signicent nature such as the Andersonville Confederate Prison during the Civil War. Throughout the book included in each war, is placed a warrior. The author has chosen a warrior for each of the earlier wars that she felt worthy. The later wars like WW II, Korea, Vietnam and so on, she has included a warrior that she was fortunate enough to interview and tell about their military history.

Author : Roosevelt, Kermit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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War in the Garden of Eden by Roosevelt, Kermit Pdf

Author : Michael Randall
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595463336

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Becoming Human by Michael Randall Pdf

You might not think digging at a 6,500-year-old bison kill site can teach you much about life, but Michael McEwen Randall begs to differ. At age fifty-three, Randall found new life at midlife as he made the transition from successful Seattle businessman to Northern Plains-based writer. Through a series of inspiring, true events, he discovered how to become more human and learned how to reshape his existence as "a servant of the map". Becoming Human includes more than fifty vivid essays and profiles of people and experiences Randall has encountered on his journey. Search for the past at an archeological dig at the site of a buffalo kill in South Dakota. Take a voyage on a tramp steamer in Southeast Asia and encounter an adventure like no other. Meet a group of Dakota (Sioux) grandmothers bent on saving their young people from America's dominant culture. Walk in the shoes of a police officer and see a great city's underbelly. Randall's unique voice links contemporary life to history, philosophy, and faith, engagingly demonstrating how these issues impact us all today. Becoming Human offers a deep, compassionate view of American life.

Author : Peter Derow,Robert Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0199253749

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Herodotus and His World by Peter Derow,Robert Parker Pdf

This collection of essays illuminates Herodotus and the world in which he wrote.

Author : Gerard Russell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781471114724

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Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms by Gerard Russell Pdf

Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated beings who have existed in various forms for thousands of years. These religions represent the last vestiges of the magnificent civilizations in ancient history: Persia, Babylon, Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs. Their followers have learned how to survive foreign attacks and the perils of assimilation. But today, with the Middle East in turmoil, they face greater challenges than ever before. In Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms, former diplomat Gerard Russell ventures to the distant, nearly impassable regions where these mysterious religions still cling to survival. He lives alongside the Mandaeans and Ezidis of Iraq, the Zoroastrians of Iran, the Copts of Egypt, and others. He learns their histories, participates in their rituals, and comes to understand the threats to their communities. Historically a tolerant faith, Islam has, since the early 20th century, witnessed the rise of militant, extremist sects. This development, along with the rippling effects of Western invasion, now pose existential threats to these minority faiths. And as more and more of their youth flee to the West in search of greater freedoms and job prospects, these religions face the dire possibility of extinction. Drawing on his extensive travels and archival research, Russell provides an essential record of the past, present, and perilous future of these remarkable religions.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1928 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440853531

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Middle East Conflicts from Ancient Egypt to the 21st Century [4 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

With more than 1,100 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of conflict in the Middle East, this definitive scholarly reference provides readers with a substantial foundation for understanding contemporary history in the most volatile region in the world. This authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia covers all the key wars, insurgencies, and battles that have occurred in the Middle East roughly between 3100 BCE and the early decades of the twenty-first century. It also discusses the evolution of military technology and the development and transformation of military tactics and strategy from the ancient world to the present. In addition to the hundreds of entries on major conflicts, military engagements, and diplomatic developments, the book also features entries on key military, political, and religious leaders. Essays on the major empires and nations of the region are included, as are overview essays on the major periods under consideration. The book additionally covers such non-military subjects as diplomacy, national and international politics, religion and sectarian conflict, cultural phenomena, genocide, international peacekeeping missions, social movements, and the rise to prominence of international terrorism. The reference entries are augmented by a carefully curated documents volume that offers primary sources on such diverse topics as the Greco-Persian Wars, the Crusades, and the Arab-Israeli Wars.

Author : Debra Skelton,Pamela Dell
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Alexander
ISBN : 9781438103136

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Empire of Alexander the Great by Debra Skelton,Pamela Dell Pdf

A look at what made Alexander a brilliant military tactician and a charismatic leader. It also explores what the Eastern world learned through contact with Alexander and what Alexander brought the West from the Persian Empire.

Author : Alec Thornton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319893242

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Space and Food in the City by Alec Thornton Pdf

Urban social movements are influential agents in shaping cityscapes to reflect values and needs of communities. Alongside urban population growth, various forms of urban agriculture activity, such as community and market gardens, are expanding, globally. This book explores citizens’ ‘rights to city’ and alternative views on urban space and the growing importance of urban food systems.

Author : Michael Richard Thomas Dumper,Bruce Stanley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781576079201

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Cities of the Middle East and North Africa by Michael Richard Thomas Dumper,Bruce Stanley Pdf

The first work to offer 5,000 years of authoritative historical coverage of ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa—from their founding to the present—highlighting each city's cultural, social, political, and economic significance. Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work on major ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa from their beginnings to today. In an unprecedented work of historical research, renowned experts Bruce Stanley and Michael Dumper provide 5,000 years of authoritative historical coverage as they trace the full trajectory of each city, discuss ties to other cities, and present a comparative analysis of the region through the lens of its cities. The A–Z entries feature extensive information about each city's location, geography, demographics, climate and environmental issues, ancient and classical history, Islamic history, post–1800 C.E. history, architecture, religious significance, cultural issues, society, municipal features, economic issues, and contemporary trends. Introductory essays explore urban general history and historiography, urban planning and modernization, poverty, interaction between cities, social welfare, culture, identity issues, and the place of these cities within the world economy.

Author : Susan Stewart
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226632612

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The Ruins Lesson by Susan Stewart Pdf

How have ruins become so valued in Western culture and so central to our art and literature? Covering a vast chronological and geographical range, from ancient Egyptian inscriptions to twentieth-century memorials, Susan Stewart seeks to answer this question as she traces the appeal of ruins and ruins images, and the lessons that writers and artists have drawn from their haunting forms. Stewart takes us on a sweeping journey through founding legends of broken covenants and original sin, the Christian appropriation of the classical past, myths and rituals of fertility, images of decay in early modern allegory and melancholy, the ruins craze of the eighteenth century, and the creation of “new ruins” for gardens and other structures. Stewart focuses particularly on Renaissance humanism and Romanticism, periods of intense interest in ruins that also offer new frames for their perception. The Ruins Lesson looks in depth at the works of Goethe, Piranesi, Blake, and Wordsworth, each of whom found in ruins a means of reinventing art. Ruins, Stewart concludes, arise at the boundaries of cultures and civilizations. Their very appearance depends upon an act of translation between the past and the present, between those who have vanished and those who emerge. Lively and engaging, The Ruins Lesson ultimately asks what can resist ruination—and finds in the self-transforming, ever-fleeting practices of language and thought a clue to what might truly endure.

Author : Hassan Blasim
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250161314

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Iraq + 100 by Hassan Blasim Pdf

One of NPR's Best Books of 2017! A groundbreaking anthology of science fiction from Iraq that will challenge your perception of what it means to be “The Other” “History is a hostage, but it will bite through the gag you tie around its mouth, bite through and still be heard.”—Operation Daniel In a calm and serene world, one has the luxury of imagining what the future might look like. Now try to imagine that future when your way of life has been devastated by forces beyond your control. Iraq + 100 poses a question to Iraqi writers (those who still live in that nation, and those who have joined the worldwide diaspora): What might your home country look like in the year 2103, a century after a disastrous foreign invasion? Using science fiction, allegory, and magical realism to challenge the perception of what it means to be “The Other”, this groundbreaking anthology edited by Hassan Blasim contains stories that are heartbreakingly surreal, and yet utterly recognizable to the human experience. Though born out of exhaustion, fear, and despair, these stories are also fueled by themes of love, family, and endurance, and woven through with a delicate thread of hope for the future. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.