The book follows on from a TV series, and Badawi visited some 34 countries as part of her research. The aim was to tell local history from the point of view of African historians, thinkers, and storytellers. Badawi herself was born in Sudan and grew up speaking Arabic at home, but ...
Food culture is naturally an important element of the Chinese civilisation. This exhibition invites visitors to enjoy a multicourse feast spanning five thousand years of Chinese history. The first part, “Crossing from Life to Death”, features a ceremonial meal for the deceased. Showcasing ritual ...
Zann The Mysterious Ship The Mystery of the Grave-Yard The Nameless City The Night Ocean Nyarlathotep Old Bugs The Other Gods Out of the Aeons The Outsider Pickman’s Model The Picture in the House Poetry and the Gods Polaris The Quest of Iranon The Rats in the Walls A Reminiscence of ...
Natural History View Audiobook Stung!: On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean Lisa Ann Gershwin 456 Pages Natural History View Audiobook Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life Hazel Richardson 224 Pages Natural History View Audiobook Owl Coloring Book for Adults: An Adult Coloring Book...
A bibliography on various topics is presented including the books "Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic Iran: A Moment in World History," by Richard W. Bulliet, "Technology and Values: Essential Readings," by Craig Hanks, and "Agriculture in Urban Planning: Generating Livelihoods and ...
I kept her phone number and her email and I suppose I also held to a remnant of my idealism, because I sent her an email later on, when she was writing articles about Caledonia. Once again, I tried to win her over. Christie, I wrote, there’s a long history leading up to the Ha...
On Thursday, Russia launched a missile attack on Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, about 60 km from the Polish border. A jewel of Renaissance art, Lviv has a long history. Today it stands in mourning, grieving over the lives lost in the bombardment. Some of its beautiful buildings are in...
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Persian Paintings as Documents of Social History: Images of Craftsmen at Work The virtual absence of written sources about the construction process in the medieval period makes Persian paintings a useful primary source. A small sub-set of paintings depict the process of building, six of which are...
Art, music, books, history & current eventsFeatured Posted in Pandemic, Sharing They make house calls… Posted on November 20, 2020 Flowers and Fruit par Louis Valtat, 1899 (WikiArt.org) I apologize for not posting more frequently. First, someone is reading my posts as I write them....