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  • The Fateful Journey

    The Expedition of Alexine Tinne and Theodor von Heuglin in Sudan (1863-1864)

    by Joost Willink ...
    This compelling, richly illustrated work recounts the African journeys of the intrepid Dutch traveller Alexine Tinne (1835-1869). Heiress to a huge fortune –she was at the time the richest woman in the country – and bored with the royal court intrigues in The Hague, Tinne left for Egypt and Sudan accompanied by her mother Henriette Tinne-Van Capellen, ultimately settling in Khartoum. On her ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

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    The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767

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    Series series NYRB Classics
    Discover the riveting true story of the 18th-century expedition that left only one survivor in this lost classic of adventure and travel writing—with 33 drawings and maps.Arabia Felix is the spellbinding true story of a scientific expedition gone disastrously awry. On a winter morning in 1761 6 men leave Copenhagen by sea—a botanist, a philologist, an astronomer, a doctor, an artist, and their ... Read more

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  • A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 2

    From the Great Pyramid to the Fall of the Middle Kingdom

    by John Romer ...
    The second volume of a "stimulating account of the birth of what may turn out to be the world's oldest civilization" ( Nature, UK).Drawing on a lifetime of research, John Romer chronicles the history of Ancient Egypt from the building of the Great Pyramid through the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom: a peak of Pharaonic culture and the period when writing first flourished. Through extensive ... Read more

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  • A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology

    by Toby Wilkinson ...
    A thrilling history of the West’s scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time.From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt’s ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry.In A World Beneath the ... Read more

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  • On the Shores of the Mediterranean

    by Eric Newby ...
    With his trademark charm and sharp wit, Newby leaves no stone unturned in his quest for wonderfully detailed and quirky knowledge to share with his reader. Insightful, hilarious and sheer fun, this is an adventure not to be missed, by Britain's best-loved travel guide, and father of the genre.'Why don't you start in Naples and go clockwise round the Mediterranean instead of dashing off in all ... Read more

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  • Ancient Treasures

    The Discovery of Lost Hoards, Sunken Ships, Buried Vaults, and Other Long-Forgotten Artifacts

    by Brian Haughton ...
    The author of Hidden History offers a fascinating tour through centuries of buried riches, stolen artifacts, and other true tales of treasure.The allure of treasure has captivated people for centuries. But is it purely a desire for wealth that draws us to tales of hidden riches, or is it also the romantic appeal of uncovering lost ancient artifacts? The stories behind the loss and recovery of ... Read more

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  • A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3

    From the Shepherd Kings to the End of the Theban Monarchy

    by John Romer ...
    The final chapter in the definitive, three-volume history of the world's first known stateArchaeologist John Romer has spent a lifetime chronicling the history of Ancient Egypt, and here he tells the epic story of an era dominated by titans of the popular imagination: the radical iconoclast Akhenaten, the boy-king Tutankhamun and the all-conquering Ramesses II. But 'heroes' do not forge history by ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean

    by Eric H. Cline ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BCE, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the development of artistic techniques in a variety of media, and the evolution of early Greek religious practices and mythology. The period also witnessed a violent conflict in Asia Minor between warring ... Read more

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  • The Private World of Ottoman Women

    by Godfrey Goodwin ...
    Series Book 2 - Saqi Essentials
    Recovering the oft-neglected role of women in Ottoman high society and power politics, this book brings to life the women who made their mark in a male domain. Though historical records tend to favour the glitter of palaces over the trials of daily life, Goodwin also reconstructs ordinary women's domestic toil. As the Ottoman Empire first expanded and then shrank, women travelled its width and ... Read more

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  • A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul

    by Ebru Boyar, Kate Fleet ...
    Using a wealth of contemporary Ottoman sources, this book recreates the social history of Istanbul, a huge, cosmopolitan metropolis and imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire. Seat of the Sultan and an opulent international emporium, Istanbul was also a city of violence shaken regularly by natural disasters and by the turmoil of sultanic politics and violent revolt. Its inhabitants, entertained by ... Read more

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  • The Rape of the Nile

    Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated

    by Brian Fagan ...
    Brian Fagan's classic account of the cavalcade of archaeologists, thieves, and sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since ancient times.**“A sophisticated adventure story brimming with fascinating characters. This is the adventure of archaeology at its best.”—**Times Literary SupplementThe scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated ... Read more

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  • The Red Sea Scrolls

    How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids

    by Mark Lehner, Pierre Tallet ...
    The inside story, told by excavators of the extraordinary discovery of the world’s oldest papyri, revealing how Egyptian King Khufu’s men built the Great Pyramid at Giza.Pierre Tallet’s discovery of the Red Sea Scrolls—the world’s oldest surviving written documents—in 2013 was one of the most remarkable moments in the history of Egyptology. These papyri, written some 4,600 years ago, and combined ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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