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| Country Studies | Iraq, a country study — Edited by Helen Chapin Metz |
Iraq, a country study “The Baath Party in Iraq, like its counterparts in other Arab regions (states), derived from the official founding congress in Damascus in 1947. This conclave of pan-Arab intellectu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Afghanistan, a country study — Country Studies |
Afghanistan, a country study “It was not until 1826 that the energetic Dost Mohammad was able to exert sufficient control over his brothers to take over the throne in Kabul, where he proclaimed himself amir. Al…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Bahrain, A country study — Country Studies |
Bahrain, A country study “Bahrain's relationship with Qatar is long-standing. After the Al Khalifa conquered Bahrain in 1783 from their base in Qatar, Bahrain became the Al Khalifa seat. Subsequently, triba…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Armenia, a country study — Country Studies |
Armenia, a country study “In the last decades of the nineteenth century, the Armenians' tendency toward Europeanization antagonized Turkish officials and encouraged their view that Armenians were a foreign,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Azerbaijan, a country study — Country Studies |
Azerbaijan, a country study “The Soviet Union created the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region within Azerbaijan in 1924, when over 94 percent of the region's population was Armenian (see fig. 3). (The term Nago…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Georgia, a country study — Country Studies |
Georgia, a country study “In the early 1990s, the Caucasus took its place among the regions of the world having violent post-Cold War ethnic conflict. Several wars broke out in the region once Soviet author…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Iran, a country study — Country Studies |
Iran, a country study “Iran's future course in the late 1980s hinged upon a number of factors. These included the smoothness with which it would be able to make the transition to Ayatollah Khomeini's suc…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Israel, a country study — Country Studies |
Israel, a country study “Another development resulting from the 1929 riots was the growing animosity between the British Mandate Authority and the Yishuv. The inactivity of the British while Arab bands wer…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Kuwait, a country study — Country Studies |
Kuwait, a country study “Foreign trade has always dominated Kuwait's economy. Before the discovery of oil, merchants developed large transshipment and reexport businesses that, along with the sale of pearl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Lebanon, a country study — Country Studies |
Lebanon, a country study “Western indulgence with Lebanon ended in February 1984. The bombing of the United States Marines barracks in Beirut on October 23, 1983, with the loss of 241 American lives, and th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Libya, a country study — Country Studies |
Libya, a country study “By this time, the revolutionary government had come to look upon tribal organization and values as antithetical to its policies. Even Qadhafi, despite his beduin roots, viewed trib…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Oman, a country study — Country Studies |
Oman, a country study “Since the development of the country's infrastructure in the 1970s, national development plans have given priority to reducing dependency on oil exports and encouraging income-gene…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Pakistan, a country study — Country Studies |
Pakistan, a country study “In his presidential address to the Muslim League session at Allahabad in 1930, the leading modern Muslim philosopher in South Asia, Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1876-1938), described India …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Qatar, a country study — Country Studies |
Qatar, a country study “The amir is also obliged to rule in accordance with Islamic precepts, which include fairness, honesty, generosity, and mutual respect. Islamic religious and ethical values are appl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Romania, a country study — Country Studies |
Romania, a country study “Walachia and Moldavia remained isolated and primitive for many years after their founding. Education, for example, was nonexistent, and religion was poorly organized. Except for a …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Saudi Arabia, a country study — Country Studies |
Saudi Arabia, a country study “The Saudi population is characterized by a high degree of cultural homogeneity and by an equally high degree of social stratification. The territory that in 1992 constituted the Ki…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Somalia, a country study — Country Studies |
Somalia, a country study “The overwhelming majority of Somalis trace their genealogical origin to the mythical founding father, Samaale or Samaal. Even those clan-families, such as the Digil and Rahanwayn i…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Syria, a country study — Country Studies |
Syria, a country study “The Syrian Communist Party (SCP), the bitter adversary of the Baath Party in the late 1950s, was in 1987 the second largest legal political party in Syria and an important constitu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | Turkey: A Country Study — Country Studies |
Turkey: A Country Study “Domestic industries also lost ground in export markets because of increases in the cost of raw materials and energy. Turkey's trade deficit reached US$4 billion in 1977, contributi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Country Studies | United Arab Emirates, a country study — Country Studies |
United Arab Emirates, a country study “THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) in 1993 was a federation of seven separate amirates that had joined together in the winter of 1971-72 to form a single independent country. The new n…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue |
1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue “MARROWBONES. The knees. To bring any one down on his marrow bones; to make him beg pardon on his knees: some derive this from Mary's bones, i.e. the bones bent in honour of the Vir…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce |
The Devil's Dictionary “LEAD, n. A heavy blue-gray metal much used in giving stability to light lovers -- particularly to those who love not wisely but other men's wives.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets — Daniel Young |
Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets “34. EXCELLENT MATCHES The ends of the tapers or wood should be very dry, and then dipped in hot melted sulphur and laid aside to dry; then take 4 parts of glue, dissolve it and whi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A Short History of the World — H.G. Wells |
A Short History of the World “Great conquerors appear in the dim light of that distant time and pass, Tushratta, King of Mitanni, who captured Nineveh, Tiglath Pileser I of Assyria who conquered Babylon. At las…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Problems of Conduct — Durant Drake |
Problems of Conduct “Full title: PROBLEMS OF CONDUCT AN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY OF ETHICS…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Philosophy of Style — Herbert Spencer |
The Philosophy of Style “The further superiority possessed by Saxon English in its comparative brevity, obviously comes under the same generalization. If it be an advantage to express an idea in the smalle…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | On the Study of Words — Richard C Trench |
On the Study of Words “But a caution is necessary here. We must not regard as certain in every case, or indeed in most cases, that the first rise of a word will have exactly consented in time with its fi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Installation and Usage |
Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Installation and Usage “By John Goerzen and Ossama Othman…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Judaism — Israel Abrahams |
Judaism “The historical consciousness of Israel was vitalised by a unique adaptability to present conditions. This is shown in the fidelity with which a number of ancient festivals have bee…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A Collection of Scotch Proverbs — Pappity Stampoy |
A Collection of Scotch Proverbs “A blind man should not judge of colours.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Pilgrim's Progess in Words of One Syllable — Mary Godolphin |
The Pilgrim's Progess in Words of One Syllable “When the morn broke, they sought to know how he did? He told them, Worse and worse; and he set to talk once more in the same strain as he had done; but they took no heed of it. By …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Ethiopia, a country study |
Ethiopia, a country study “After assuming power in 1974, the military regime embarked on a program to improve the condition of peasants, but famine and hunger continued despite this effort, which was supplem…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A History of English Literature — Robert Huntington Fletcher |
A History of English Literature “JONATHAN SWIFT. Jonathan Swift, another unique figure of very mixed traits, is like Defoe in that he connects the reign of William III with that of his successors and that, in acco…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Bahrain, A country study |
Bahrain, A country study “Bahrain's relationship with Qatar is long-standing. After the Al Khalifa conquered Bahrain in 1783 from their base in Qatar, Bahrain became the Al Khalifa seat. Subsequently, triba…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Afghanistan, a country study |
Afghanistan, a country study “It was not until 1826 that the energetic Dost Mohammad was able to exert sufficient control over his brothers to take over the throne in Kabul, where he proclaimed himself amir. Al…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A History of Roman Literature — Charles Thomas Cruttwell |
A History of Roman Literature “The character of the rigid censor is generally associated in our minds with the contempt of letters. In his stern but narrow patriotism, he looked with jealous eyes on all that mig…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | A Little Book of Stoicism — St George Stock |
A Little Book of Stoicism “Logic as a whole being divided into rhetoric and dialectic: rhetoric was defined to be the knowledge of how to speak well in expository discourses and dialectic as the knowledge of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) — Nahum Slouschz |
The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) “Bi-Mezulot Yam ("In the Depths of the Sea") revives a terrible episode of the exodus of the Jews from Spain (1492). The refugees embarked on pirate vessels, where they were exploit…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Roman Pronunciation of Latin — Frances E. Lord |
The Roman Pronunciation of Latin “The grammarians speak of the obscure sound of I and U, short and unaccented in the middle of a word; so that in a number of words I and U were written indifferently, even by classi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Outlines of English and American Literature — William J. Long |
Outlines of English and American Literature “At the present time a different kind of fiction is momentarily popular; yet if we begin one of Brown's bloodcurdling romances, the chances are that we shall finish it, since it app…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |