Author:
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434951855
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
I Survived Traveling and Living in the Middle East for Five Years
Author:
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434951855
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434951855
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Taking on the Middle East
Author: Howard Douglas Rowland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877809378
Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
"This book is the story of my experiences both living and traveling in seven countries of the Middle East during the years 1962-65, ... between 23 and 26 years of age. These experiences include a year of military service on a small U.S. Army listening post on the Black Sea in Sinop, Turkey, six months of residence among the locals in Aleppo, Syria, and two journeys amounting to several months of low-budget travel ... in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Egypt. My purpose ... was that I wanted American readers ... to know what it was like for me to experience, and survive in, the Middle East, communicating on an actual person-to-person basis with the Arabs, Turks, and others on their level as an equal, speaking their languages, and dealing and interacting with them as normal human beings in their usual environment in everyday living and travel situations. I wanted to show what the people were like, give some idea of the atmosphere and milieu of the countries they lived in, and also convey a reasonably accurate picture of their prevailing mentality and view of the world."--Introd.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877809378
Category : Middle East
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
"This book is the story of my experiences both living and traveling in seven countries of the Middle East during the years 1962-65, ... between 23 and 26 years of age. These experiences include a year of military service on a small U.S. Army listening post on the Black Sea in Sinop, Turkey, six months of residence among the locals in Aleppo, Syria, and two journeys amounting to several months of low-budget travel ... in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Egypt. My purpose ... was that I wanted American readers ... to know what it was like for me to experience, and survive in, the Middle East, communicating on an actual person-to-person basis with the Arabs, Turks, and others on their level as an equal, speaking their languages, and dealing and interacting with them as normal human beings in their usual environment in everyday living and travel situations. I wanted to show what the people were like, give some idea of the atmosphere and milieu of the countries they lived in, and also convey a reasonably accurate picture of their prevailing mentality and view of the world."--Introd.
Displacement and Dispossession in the Modern Middle East
Author: Dawn Chatty
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521817927
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Traces the history of refugees and migrants within a reconstructed twentieth-century Middle East.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521817927
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Traces the history of refugees and migrants within a reconstructed twentieth-century Middle East.
A Little Piece of Ground
Author: Elizabeth Laird
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465837
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465837
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.
Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466665440
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1655
Book Description
Over generations, human society has woven a rich tapestry of culture, art, architecture, and history, personified in artifacts, monuments, and landmarks arrayed across the globe. Individual communities are looking to exploit these local treasures for the benefit of the travelers who come to see them. Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications considers the effect of cultural heritage and destinations of interest on the global economy from the viewpoints of both visitor and host. This broadly-focused, multi-volume reference will provide unique insights for travelers, business leaders, sightseers, cultural preservationists, and others interested in the unique variety of human ingenuity and innovation around the world.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466665440
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1655
Book Description
Over generations, human society has woven a rich tapestry of culture, art, architecture, and history, personified in artifacts, monuments, and landmarks arrayed across the globe. Individual communities are looking to exploit these local treasures for the benefit of the travelers who come to see them. Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications considers the effect of cultural heritage and destinations of interest on the global economy from the viewpoints of both visitor and host. This broadly-focused, multi-volume reference will provide unique insights for travelers, business leaders, sightseers, cultural preservationists, and others interested in the unique variety of human ingenuity and innovation around the world.
Travel, Tourism, and Identity
Author: Gabriel R. Ricci
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135130111X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Travel, Tourism and Identity addresses the psychological and social adjustments that occur when people make contact with others outside their social, cultural, or linguistic groups. Whether such contact is the result of tourism, seeking exile, or relocating abroad, the volume's contributors demonstrate how one's identity, cultural assumptions, and worldview can be brought into question. In some cases, the traveller finds that bridging the social and cultural gap between himself and the new society is fairly easy. In other cases, the traveller discovers that reorienting himself requires absorbing a new cultural history and traditions. The contributors argue that making these adjustments will surely enhance the traveller's or tourist's experience; otherwise the traveller or tourist will be at risk of becoming a marginalized figure, one disconnected from the society that surrounds him. This latest volume in the Culture & Civilization series features a collection of essays on travel and tourism. The essays cover a range of topics from historical travels to modern social identities. They discuss ancient travels, contemporary travels in Europe, Africa and sustainable eco-tourism, and the politics of tourism. Essays also address experiences of Grenada's "Spice Island" identity, and the effects of globalization and migrations on personal identity.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135130111X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Travel, Tourism and Identity addresses the psychological and social adjustments that occur when people make contact with others outside their social, cultural, or linguistic groups. Whether such contact is the result of tourism, seeking exile, or relocating abroad, the volume's contributors demonstrate how one's identity, cultural assumptions, and worldview can be brought into question. In some cases, the traveller finds that bridging the social and cultural gap between himself and the new society is fairly easy. In other cases, the traveller discovers that reorienting himself requires absorbing a new cultural history and traditions. The contributors argue that making these adjustments will surely enhance the traveller's or tourist's experience; otherwise the traveller or tourist will be at risk of becoming a marginalized figure, one disconnected from the society that surrounds him. This latest volume in the Culture & Civilization series features a collection of essays on travel and tourism. The essays cover a range of topics from historical travels to modern social identities. They discuss ancient travels, contemporary travels in Europe, Africa and sustainable eco-tourism, and the politics of tourism. Essays also address experiences of Grenada's "Spice Island" identity, and the effects of globalization and migrations on personal identity.
History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the Sacramento Valley, California
Author: James Miller Guinn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1834
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1834
Book Description
Routledge Revivals: Trade, Travel and Exploration in the Middle Ages (2000)
Author: John Block Friedman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351661310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1592
Book Description
First published in 2000, Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia covers the people, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years C.E. 525 to 1492. This comprehensive reference work contains entries on a large number of subjects, including familiar topics such as the voyages of Columbus and Marco Polo, and also information that is more difficult to find, for example, the traditions of travel among Muslim women and the influence of Viking travel on navigation and geographical knowledge. Bringing together more than 175 scholars from a variety of disciplines, it minimizes Eurocentric bias and offers extensive coverage of such topics as travel within Inner Asia, Mongol society, and the spread of Buddhism. Including an extensive map program and more than 125 illustrations, as well as bibliographies, a comprehensive index and "see also" references, Medieval Trade, Travel, and Exploration is a valuable reference guide for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars and also the general reader.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351661310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1592
Book Description
First published in 2000, Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia covers the people, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years C.E. 525 to 1492. This comprehensive reference work contains entries on a large number of subjects, including familiar topics such as the voyages of Columbus and Marco Polo, and also information that is more difficult to find, for example, the traditions of travel among Muslim women and the influence of Viking travel on navigation and geographical knowledge. Bringing together more than 175 scholars from a variety of disciplines, it minimizes Eurocentric bias and offers extensive coverage of such topics as travel within Inner Asia, Mongol society, and the spread of Buddhism. Including an extensive map program and more than 125 illustrations, as well as bibliographies, a comprehensive index and "see also" references, Medieval Trade, Travel, and Exploration is a valuable reference guide for undergraduate and graduate students, scholars and also the general reader.
Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages
Author: John Block Friedman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113559094X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia is a reference book that covers the peoples, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years A.D. 525 to 1492.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113559094X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia is a reference book that covers the peoples, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years A.D. 525 to 1492.
Friday was the Bomb
Author: Nathan Deuel
Publisher: Dzanc Books
ISBN: 9781938604904
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An American author's tour of the Middle East--where his daughter was born, friends died, and a life was made.
Publisher: Dzanc Books
ISBN: 9781938604904
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An American author's tour of the Middle East--where his daughter was born, friends died, and a life was made.