| Éditeur : A & C Black | Date & Lieu : 1922-01-01, London |
| Préface : | Pages : 434 |
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| Langue : Anglais | Format : 160x220 mm |
| Code FIKP : Lp. Ang. 885 | Thème : Histoire |
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The Cradle of Mankind: Life in Eastern Kurdistan The first sixteen chapters of this book were given to the public in the spring of the year 1914. Since that date the country has acquired an additional interest for Englishmen, owing to the British acceptance of a "mandate" for its supervision and also to the picturesque and heroic part played in the Great War by the "Assyrian" mountaineers. While no attempt has been made to tell the full tale of "England in Irak" it has been thought well to take the opportunity given by the appearance of a second edition, and to bring the story of the Assyrian nation up to the date of writing; and the facts which the two concluding chapters record have been collected and verified during a prolonged personal intercourse with the principal actors on the spot. 1922 | |||||
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CONTENTS I. BEYOND THE PALE OF THE RAILWAY / I II. A LAND OF DUST AND ASHES / 34 III. THE MARCHES OF ANCIENT ROME / 47 IV. THE BURDEN OF NEWER NINEVEH / 69 V. THE TEMPLE OF THE DEVIL / 87 VI. THE SKIRTS OF THE MOUNTAINS / III VII. AN ORIENTAL VICH IAN VOHR / 134 VIII. A MASTER OF MISRULE / 158 IX. THE DEBATABLE LAND / 176 X. TWIGS OF A WITHERED EMPIRE / 196 XI. A LAND OF TROUBLE AND ANGUISH / 221 XII. A SLOUGH OF DISCONTENT / 235 XIII. THE LAND OF PRESTER JOHN / 262 XIV. THE GREAT CANONS / 284 XV. INTRUDERS IN A PANDEMONIUM / 311 XVI. GRAVES OF DEAD EMPIRES / 339 XVII. OUR SMALLEST ALLY / 359 XVIII. DEAD SEA FRUIT / 392 GLOSSARY / 417 INDEX | ||||
