Now in its second edition, this book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the events that have transpired since its original publication.

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Based on the most up-to-date evidence, this book offers a new and fresh understanding of the arrival of the Philistines in the Levant.

This volume, the first of three volumes describing the major facets of Ancient Egyptian Science, concentrates on the origin and development of hieroglyphic writing, the scribal profession, and quasi-learned institutions in ancient Egypt.

These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.

This classic has become essential reading for anyone interested in the Crusades. Maalouf combed the works of contemporary Arab chroniclers, eyewitnesses and participants in the Crusades.

"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso.

Between 1915-1916 approximately one million Armenian Christians were killed under the auspices of the Ottoman government.

Modern scholars have often viewed the Abbasid caliphs of the eleventh and twelfth centuries as pale imitations of their eighth- and ninth- century ancestors.

This book outlines the history and development of Palestinian art from its early roots in folk art and traditional Christian and Islamic painting, through its nationalistic phase, to the diverse and hybrid forms it takes.