Wherein lies the mysterious attraction which is peculiar to the land of the Pharaohs? Why is it that its name, its history, its natural peculiarities, and its monuments, affect and interest us in a ……続きを見る
In this volume Professor Maspero gives us a collection of charming word pictures of Egypt, in which history and archeology are made to blend with scenes of today, and the past is linked to the prese……続きを見る
This interesting study of the Copts deserves attention. The Copts are the descendants of the ancient Egyptians, though many of them show a strain of Syrian or Jewish blood, and the Coptic church pre……続きを見る
Cairo is in the fullest sense a medieval city. It had no existence before the Middle Ages; its vigorous life as a separate Metropolis almost coincides with the arbitrary millennium of the middle per……続きを見る
Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores the planning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid of Giza. How would the……続きを見る
Miss Blandfords' 'A Thousand Miles Up the Nile ' is one of the classics of the literature of Egypt. Her work as an Egyptologist, and deserved reputation as such, began with the expedition of which i……続きを見る
This Western apologist for Islam claims that no writings on Mohammedanism are "more misleading than those of missionaries," especially those published in recent years. Their writings are said to be ……続きを見る
Mr. Loftie's very pleasant book relates, strictly speaking, to an excursion from Sioot to Luxor, undertaken by the author and three friends in 1879, but it includes as well some entertaining notes e……続きを見る
De Guerville, the author of "New Egypt," is able to break through the hedges that surround the divinely-appointed affairs of many foreign places. In his own words he obtained his intormation about t……続きを見る
If we were asked to name the most interesting country in the world, I suppose that most people would say Palestineーnot because there is anything so very wonderful in the land itself, but because of……続きを見る
著者:Bill Manley
出版社: Thames and Hudson Ltd
発売日: 2017年11月16日
The art and architecture of Egypt during the age of the pharaohs continue to capture the imagination of the modern world. Vivid, graceful forms decorating monuments that emanated ambition and author……続きを見る
The world's great fables, sagas and legends dramatically retold.
Myths are the greatest stories ever told. Passed down over millennia, they are the templates for all our stories, with their eternal ……続きを見る
: James Brown believes the logic and results of his research need to make practical sense. His perspectives on design and construction led him to question the simplistic assertion that pyramids were……続きを見る
This book provides the first systematic and comprehensive discussion of the intra-urban distribution of high-status goods, and their production or role as a marker of the nature of the settlements k……続きを見る
著者:Jacob Abbott
出版社: SC Active Business Development SRL
発売日: 2017年11月30日
Cleopatra is probably one of the most well-known women in history, right alongside Joan of Arc and many other prominent ladies who have changed the face of history as we know it.
The lesser known de……続きを見る
First published in 1930, this is a collection of essays by the noted classical scholar W. W. Tarn, originally delivered as Lees Knowles Lectures in Military History at Trinity College, Cambridge. Ta……続きを見る
Demetrius, named "Besieger of Cities," was the first man to be worshipped as a god during his lifetime by the people of Athens. He passed his life in fighting strenuously to restore the great empire……続きを見る
First published in 1963, this book by University of Missouri Microbiology Professor Herbert S. Goldberg provides the reader with a picture of the life and times of Hippocrates, the "Father of Medici……続きを見る
'Tarn's Alexander the Great, first published in 1948, has become a classic and its importance for subsequent Alexander studies can hardly be exaggerated. Based on a lifetime's work and elegantly and……続きを見る
First published in 1931, this fascinating book provides a study of famous Greek satirist and rhetorician, Lucian of Samosata, as well as an analysis of the Classical Greek philosopher Plato's Sympos……続きを見る
著者:Worth Smith
出版社: Muriwai Books
発売日: 2017年01月12日
Does this mighty and mysterious "Bible in Stone" record God's plans for man and prophesy great events in past and future, with exact dates? How does the Great Pyramid's Message relate to our present……続きを見る
First published in 1928, this book by archaeologist and author David Randall-MacIver provides a detailed description of Italy and its chief peoples before it was conquered by the Romans in 509 B.C. ……続きを見る
著者:Jennifer Cromwell
出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2017年12月05日
Recording Village Life presents a close study of over 140 Coptic texts written between 724–756 CE by a single scribe, Aristophanes son of Johannes, of the village Djeme in western Thebes. These text……続きを見る
著者:Ahmed Naji
出版社: University of Texas Press
発売日: 2017年12月07日
Upon its initial release in Arabic in the fall of 2014, Using Life received acclaim in Egypt and the wider Arab world. But in 2016, Ahmed Naji was sentenced to two years in prison after a reader com……続きを見る
Walther Kabels 'Die Mumie der Königin Semenostris: Historischer Kriminalroman' ist ein fesselndes Werk, das den Leser in das alte Ägypten entführt. Der Roman folgt den Abenteuern von Detektiv Leutna……続きを見る
In The Roots of Western Finance: Power, Ethics, and Social Capital in the Ancient World, Thomas K. Park and James B. Greenberg take an anthropological approach to credit. They suggest that financial……続きを見る
Stück für Stück – dem Menschen Hatschepsut genähert Sie war eine der wichtigsten Herrschergestalten des Neuen Reichs und ihre Regierungsjahre galten als eine der Glanzzeiten der ägyptischen Geschich……続きを見る
The 1956 Suez War, fought between Egypt and the improbable coalition of Britain, France, and Israel, was a key point in the history of the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict. A blitzkrieg-sty……続きを見る
This is the first in-depth account of the later years of David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973), Israel’s first Prime Minister and founding father. One of the first to sign Israel’s declaration of independenc……続きを見る