A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

Netherlands

Travel

Janin, Hunt

Eil, Ria Van

Europe

Marshall Cavendish

Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia (Cultures of the World (Second Edition)(R))

Children's Books

Besheer, Margaret

Geography & Cultures

Cavendish Square Publishing

Provides information about Saudi Arabia, including the nation's geography, history, government, people, religion, language, and food.

Saudi Arabia (Cultures of the World)

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

Cavendish Square

Culture Shock! Netherlands

Politics & Social Sciences

Van Eli, Ria

Social Sciences

Marshall Cavendish+corp

From 1823 to 1860 a fleet of small, fast brigs and schooners carried chests of opium from India to China, often facing the challenges of pirates and typhoons along the way. This shadowy trade, conducted by American, British, and Indian firms, thrived despite its moral and legal consequences. Drawing largely on primary sources, the story of the opium trade comes through in the voices of those who saw it firsthand. Appendices describe a favorite shipboard recipe, two of the ships involved in the trade and their crews, excerpts from accounts of the Opium War, and language equivalents for proper and place names. A bibliography is included, and maps and photographs help illumine this important and unusual period of history.

The India-China Opium Trade in the Nineteenth Century

Business & Money

International

McFarland Publishing

Founded in 1842 by mountain man Jim Bridger, Fort Bridger was one of the most important outfitting points for travelers on the Oregon Trail, riders of the Pony Express, the Overland Stage, and the Union Pacific Railroad. This southwestern Wyoming post is used in this work as a basis for an illustrated account of the Rocky Mountain West. The book explores reasons why American Indian behavior varied between helpfulness and aggression toward mountain men and emigrants. Also detailed are weapons of the frontier, Fort Bridger's role in the 1857 Mormon War, the 1867 Wind River Mountains gold rush, and the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872.

Fort Bridger, Wyoming: Trading Post for Indians, Mountain Men and Westward Migrants

History

Americas

Jerusalem has long been one of the most sought-after destinations for the followers of three world faiths and for secularists alike. For Jews, it has the Western (Wailing) Wall; for Christians, it is where Christ suffered and triumphed; for Muslims, it offers the Dome of the Rock; and for secularists, it is an archeological challenge and a place of tragedy and beauty. This work concentrates on Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and secular pilgrimages to Jerusalem over the last three millennia, drawing from over 165 accounts of travels to the ancient city. Chapters are devoted to ghostly and other pilgrims, the significance of Jerusalem, the beginnings of the pilgrimage in the time of kings David and Solomon, pilgrimages under Roman and Byzantine rule, Christian and Muslim pilgrimages in the early Islamic period, pilgrimages in the First Crusade and its aftermath, more crusades and pilgrims during the Ayyubid and Mamluk dynasties, pilgrimages under Ottoman rule, pilgrimages under the British and Israelis, and the unity among pilgrims and the symbolism of the journey.

Four Paths to Jerusalem: Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Secular Pilgrimages, 1000 BC to 2001 CE

World

Discusses the types of justice administered in medieval times, how geography and religion shaped it, and its legacy in modern times.

Medieval Justice: Cases and Laws in France, England and Germany, 500-1500

Provides a history of Muslim intellectual and cultural achievements.

The Pursuit Of Learning In The Islamic World, 610-2003

Religion & Spirituality

Islam

Four Paths to Jerusalem: Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Secular Pilgrimages, 1000 BCE to 2001 CE

McFarland

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