Download or read book Scinde Or the Unhappy Valley written by Richard F. Burton and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 1998 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scinde written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scinde written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sind Revisited written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English explorer and author Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) began his long and adventurous career in India, where he arrived in 1842 to join the 18th regiment of Bombay infantry as a young commissioned officer. In 1844 Burton's regiment was posted to Sind, the province located in present-day southeastern Pakistan, at that time only recently annexed by the British. Burton lived in Sind for a number of years and published three early books based on his experiences and observations: Scinde, or, The Unhappy Valley (two volumes, 1851), Sindh, and the Races that Inhabit the Valley of the Indus (1851), and Falconry in the Valley of the Indus (1852). The "unhappy valley" of the title of his first book refers to the valley of the Indus, which, along with the Indus River delta, largely defines the geography of Sind. More than two decades later, in 1875-76, Burton and his wife Isabel made a return visit to the province. Sind Revisited, published in London in 1877, is a result of this later journey. The book contains Burton's observations on the cities of Karachi and Hyderabad; the state of the Anglo-Indian army; relations among Muslims and Hindus and, in particular, the relentless pressure on the Hindus to convert to Islam; Sindi men and women; the Indus Valley Railway; and many other topics. Throughout, Burton uses the literary device of a fictitious traveling companion, "Mr. John Bull," to whom he addresses comments and asides. He also includes translations of poems and summaries of colorful local tales and legends, for example, that of "the seven headless prophets." In concluding remarks, Burton judges British rule to have had a positive influence, by bringing improvements in health and access to education for the Sindi people. The book is indexed but has no maps or illustrations.

Download or read book The Jew the Gypsy and El Islam written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The True Life of Capt Sir Richard F Burton written by Georgiana M. Stisted and published by London : H.S. Nicholas. This book was released on 1896 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beatson s Mutiny written by Richard Stevenson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a long and varied career, Major-General William Beatson earned a fine reputation as a leader of irregular cavalry in the nineteenth century. He trained many future commanders of the Victorian army, saw action in Spain and British India, and rode with the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava. But tasked with disciplining the Turkish Bashi-Bazouks during the Crimean War, his character flaws led him into conflict with politicians and diplomats running the war, who accused him of inciting mutiny. Parliament, newspapers and the law courts then became his chosen battlefields as he fought to clear his name and return to duty. By bringing Beatson s life and career into sharper focus, Richard Stevenson connects wide-ranging themes in Victorian military and imperial history in a fresh and accessible way."

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Download or read book A Short Sketch of the Career of Captain Richard F Burton written by Burton and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Sea of Languages written by Suzanne Conklin Akbari and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval European literature was once thought to have been isolationist in its nature, but recent scholarship has revealed the ways in which Spanish and Italian authors – including Cervantes and Marco Polo – were influenced by Arabic poetry, music, and philosophy. A Sea of Languages brings together some of the most influential scholars working in Muslim-Christian-Jewish cultural communications today to discuss the convergence of the literary, social, and economic histories of the medieval Mediterranean. This volume takes as a starting point María Rosa Menocal's groundbreaking work The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History, a major catalyst in the reconsideration of prevailing assumptions regarding the insularity of medieval European literature. Reframing ongoing debates within literary studies in dynamic new ways, A Sea of Languages will become a critical resource and reference point for a new generation of scholars and students on the intersection of Arabic and European literature.

Download or read book Between Cultures written by Jerrold Seigel and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masquerade, engagement, and skepticism : Richard Burton -- Commitment and loss : T. E. Lawrence -- The Islamic Catholicism of Louis Massignon -- Independence and ambivalence : Chinua Achebe and two African contemporaries -- Reflection, mystery, and violence : Orhan Pamuk

Download or read book A Rage to Live written by Mary S. Lovell and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the accomplishments of the British explorer and scholar, and the relationship between him and his unconventional wife.

Download or read book First Footsteps in East Africa Or An Exploration of Harar written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: