Download or read book AlUla Ever written by Jérôme Garcin and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A travel destination unlike any other, AlUla is a breathtaking oasis in Saudi Arabia where ancient sites are placed in conversation with modern progress. A spectacularly preserved cultural and historical masterpiece, AlUla has existed for millennia and was only recently opened to international travelers. From Old Town to rare wildlife, this destination offers a plethora of marvels to discover. Begin the day in a luxury villa, surrounded by a magnificent desert landscape. A vintage Land Rover arrives, ready to ferry visitors across Hegra, Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, with carefully maintained Nabataean tombs dating to the first century BCE. Then perhaps attend an action-packed match during the Richard Mille AlUla Desert Polo tournament or get lost among the verdant date palms in the AlUla Oasis. As night descends, catch a world-class performance at the Maraya, the stunning mirrored multi-purpose entertainment venue, followed by a magical stargazing tour. And the following day, a whole new set of adventures awaits. AlUla Ever offers readers a front row seat to the cultural, historic and creative wonders of this monumental ancient desert city.

Download or read book AlUla written by Institut du monde arabe and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La 4e de couv. indique : "Located in north-western Saudi Arabia, AlUla is a spectacular natural and archaeological region. This book traces its age-old history, from the earliest human occupation seven thousand years ago to the present day. It also examines the extensive archaeological research that has been conducted for nearly thirty years, notably by Franco-Saudi teams. The geological formation of the valley and its oases, the cult practices of the ancient pre-Islamic kingdoms, the majesty of the Nabatean rock-cut tombs, the birth of the Arabic script, the life of pilgrims who stopped in AlUla on their way from Damascus to Medina and the construction of the Hijaz railway all prove the importance of this long-overlooked site, at the crossroads of civilisations. AlUla - known as Hegra to the Nabateans and Romans, and the first Saudi archaeological site to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, in 2008 - is opening up to the world. Comparable in scale and importance to Petra in Jordan, Hegra is revealing its treasures for the duration of an exhibition."

Download or read book A Taste of AlUla written by FERRANDI Paris and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, via 30 exclusive recipes by the culinary arts school FERRANDI Paris and stunning photographs exploring its fabled landscapes. Located in northwestern Saudi Arabia on the ancient Incense Route, the AlUla valley is home to grandiose natural landscapes, oases, and ancient settlements. The country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, comprising more than 100 exceptionally preserved Nabataean tombs with elaborate facades cut out of sandstone outcrops, is a veritable hidden treasure. A journey through space, time, and senses, this book--published on the occasion of AlUla's annual "Winter at Tantora" festival--offers a unique, synesthetic experience of traveling to a mythical land through flavors and taste. The chefs of the prestigious Parisian culinary arts school FERRANDI Paris celebrate local ingredients and cooking methods--marrying them with the finest French traditions and savoir faire--for an unprecedented confluence of culinary cultures. Specially created for this publication, 30 exclusive recipes for starters, main courses, desserts, and drinks are presented alongside lush shots of the finished dishes. Engaging texts share the rich and ancient history behind AlUla's local food culture and the very land that nurtured it, while vibrant images of products, spices, objects, and landscapes fill the pages of this luxurious oversized volume.

Download or read book Peripheral People written by Dena Freeman and published by The Red Sea Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ras Alula and the Scramble for Africa written by Ḥagai Erlikh and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Haggai Erlich's Ras Alula and the Scramble for Africa: A Political Biography has all the ingredients of personal drama. The life and times of this great Ethiopian political figure of the 19th century in its vicissitudes reflects some of the major issues in his period. The revival of Tigrean hegemony over Ethiopia; the military victories which guaranteed the survival of Ethiopia's independence; the rise of Menilek II and the great national victory near Adwa were all milestones in the Ras's life. Simultaneously, the story of this son of a peasant - his successes and failures, his ambitions and weaknesses, his achievements and mistakes - was an important factor in those developments. This biography makes a significant contribution in the study of an important chapter in the history of Ethiopia and Eritrea through the experience of a person who was not the head of the state. As such, it is also an insignificant analysis of late 19th century Ethiopian sociopolitics.

Download or read book Alula written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Recent and Fossil Bryozoa written by Gilbert Powell Larwood and published by Olsen & Olsen. This book was released on 1981 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The MR PORTER Guide to a Better Day written by Jeremy Langmead and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The absolute best advice from experts in men’s fashion and lifestyle forms the ultimate handbook on daily living for the modern man. The MR. PORTER Guide to a Better Day is a dawn-to-dusk manual for living effortlessly and elegantly as a man in the modern world. Across nine chapters, this guide covers all aspects of daily life, from morning rituals and flawless grooming, to handy tips for managing your work and social life. Compiled by the editors of MR PORTER, an award-winning leader in men’s fashion, and featuring wisdom from Tom Ford, Laird Hamilton, and more, this volume explores the habits and routines of the world’s most stylish men. Every chapter is packed with expert advice, helpful illustrations, and full- color photography. Of course, it has the sartorial side covered, too: dedicated “How to Dress” sections between chapters each offer a deep dive into contemporary menswear, with advice on what to wear and how to wear it, whether you’re heading out for a fancy dinner, or spending a weekend recovering from said dinner. Drawing on MR PORTER’s unparalleled experience of dressing discerning gentlemen across the globe, it is the definitive volume that every man of taste should have on his bookshelf this season.

Download or read book Alula Belle Blows Into Town written by Marie Chapian and published by Bethany House Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When eight-year-old Alula-Belle Button-top Paintbrush Puccini Softshoe Magrew shows up in the middle of Main Street in the town of KneeBend-on-Limber surrounded by millions of butterflies she changes the lives of everyone she meets.

Download or read book The Battle of Adwa written by Raymond Jonas and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 1896 a well-disciplined and massive Ethiopian army did the unthinkable-it routed an invading Italian force and brought Italy's war of conquest in Africa to an end. In an age of relentless European expansion, Ethiopia had successfully defended its independence and cast doubt upon an unshakable certainty of the age-that sooner or later all Africans would fall under the rule of Europeans. This event opened a breach that would lead, in the aftermath of world war fifty years later, to the continent's painful struggle for freedom from colonial rule. Raymond Jonas offers the first comprehensive account of this singular episode in modern world history. The narrative is peopled by the ambitious and vain, the creative and the coarse, across Africa, Europe, and the Americas-personalities like Menelik, a biblically inspired provincial monarch who consolidated Ethiopia's throne; Taytu, his quick-witted and aggressive wife; and the Swiss engineer Alfred Ilg, the emperor's close advisor. The Ethiopians' brilliant gamesmanship and savvy public relations campaign helped roll back the Europeanization of Africa. Figures throughout the African diaspora immediately grasped the significance of Adwa, Menelik, and an independent Ethiopia. Writing deftly from a transnational perspective, Jonas puts Adwa in the context of manifest destiny and Jim Crow, signaling a challenge to the very concept of white dominance. By reopening seemingly settled questions of race and empire, the Battle of Adwa was thus a harbinger of the global, unsettled century about to unfold.

Download or read book Late Nineteenth Century Italy in Africa written by Stephen C. Bruner and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Civilizing Africa” – bringing European institutions and society to Africa – was a common rationale for nineteenth-century European expansions into that continent. However, in March 1891 a news correspondent accused officials in Italy’s Red Sea colony of having ordered, without trial, the secret and brutal killing of certain indigenous notables. A scandal erupted because the news contradicted civilizing expectations, portraying Italians rather than Africans as the barbarians. The press drove a public debate over the accusations, but the debate ultimately led to an unanticipated reversal: public acceptance of the killings, because most Italians no longer considered European standards applicable to Africans. Reportage on three topics turned out to be most influential in shifting the public outlook: an Italo-Abyssinian diplomatic impasse, an on-going Africa famine, and the public persona of a colonial commander. Historians have read the 1891 affair as an inconsequential, essentially minor event in the run-up to the 1896 battle of Adua (Adwa), Italy’s defeat by African forces that some have called an event of world-historical consequence. Yet the Livraghi affair re-shaped the Italian outlook on colonialism, opening the door to the later Italo-Abyssinian conflict and an event like Adua. The affair was so important to contemporary Italians that it occupied public attention for ten months, and influenced attitudes and colonial policy for decades. It prompted an enduring change without which there might have been no Adua.

Download or read book Asian and African Studies written by meisai.org.il and published by אילמ"א. This book was released on with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Birds in Flight written by Carrol L. Henderson and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They soar and they glide, they flap and they flutter, they swoop and they plummet. Solo or en masse, in formation or pas de deux, birds in flight are in their element, their airborne behavior as varied and distinctive as their plumage. In this book, wildlife biologist Carrol Henderson, a twenty-year veteran of bird-watching around the globe, offers his insights into spotting and identifying birds in flight. With 150 of Henderson’s exquisite close-up photographs of airborne birds, as well as diagrams illustrating the principles of flight and detailed information based on firsthand research, this book is as informative as it is simply delightful to look at. The singular beauty of an iridescent hummingbird pollinating a flower, the majesty of a condor soaring above the Andes, the impressive spectacle of migrating geese in Minnesota, black storks in Kenya, or Swainson’s hawks in Bolivia: in your back yard or far afield, this guide lets you enjoy the beauty of birds taking wing while learning the fascinating science of how, precisely, birds fly.

Download or read book Greater Tigray and the Mysterious Magnetism of Ethiopia written by Haggai Erlich and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the perennial struggle between Amhara and Tigray for hegemony in Ethiopia.

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