Author: Henry Swainson Cowper
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Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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Author: M. E. Hume-Griffith
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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"Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia: An Account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence Amongst the Women of the East" by M. E. Hume-Griffith and A. Hume-Griffith is the detailed account of two doctors' mission to Persia and Turkey. Written as a travelogue, the book shows an appreciation for this exotic and fascinating culture while also framing the differences with the European customs of the book's audience.

Author: M. E. Hume-Griffith
Publisher:
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Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia: An Account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence Amongst the Women of the East is an account by Mary Hume-Griffith, the wife of Dr. Albert Hume-Griffith, a British medical missionary, of living and working in Persia (Iran) and the Turkish province of Mosul (in present-day northern Iraq) in the years 1900-1908. While her husband was engaged in medical work, Mary Hume-Griffith spent much time in the company of women, whose culture behind closed doors in andarun (women's quarters) she generally describes with sensitivity. Her intention is "to give some account of the inner life of the East." The book's principal interest is in the entrée she enjoyed to the households of various social classes. The Hume-Griffiths spent three years in the Iranian cities of Kerman, Isfahan, and Yazd, to which Mrs. Hume-Griffith devotes several chapters that cover such diverse topics as local folklore, advice on buying carpets, and the handling of servants. Throughout the work, she offers descriptions of and comments on the condition of women. For all her access to the andarun, the author is decorously silent on most matters relating to marriage and on the topics of childbirth and child care. She does, however, decry the insecure status of the wives. She pays significant attention to the religious and ethnic minorities in Iran and northern Iraq, devoting chapters to the Baha'is, Parsees, Yazidis, Jews, Kurds, and Christians of various denominations. The chapters on public health and medical treatment are by Albert Hume-Griffith, based on his experiences as a medical missionary. The book is well illustrated with photographs by colleagues or from the files of the Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East, the London-based organization that sponsored the mission.

Author: Henry Swainson Cowper
Publisher:
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Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 556

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Author: Justin Quinn Olmstead
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030245098
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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This collection examines the role of Britain in the Islamic world. It offers insight into the social, political, diplomatic, and military issues that arose over the centuries of British involvement in the region, particularly focusing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. British involvement can be separated into three phases: Discovery, Colonization and Decolonization, and Post-Empire. Decisions made by individual traders and high governmental officials are examined to understand how Great Britain impacted the Islamic world through these periods and, conversely, how events in the Islamic world influenced British decisions within the empire, in protection of the empire, and in the wake of the empire. The essays consider early perceptions of Islam, the role of trade, British-Ottoman relations, and colonial rule and control through religion. They explore British influence in a number of countries, including Somalia, Egypt, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, the Gulf States, India, and beyond. The final part of the book addresses the lasting impact of British imperial rule in the Islamic world.

Author: Thomas Clifford Allbutt
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Category : Clinical medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1040

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Author: Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1094

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Author: Thomas Clifford Allbutt
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1098

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Author: Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1040

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Author: John Gordon Lorimer
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Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 1260

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