Islamic World and Near East History Commons^™

1. The Heirs Of The Roman Empire: Byzantium, Islam, And Medieval Europe, Robert L. Bloom, Basil L. Crapster, Harold A. Dunkelberger, Charles H. Glatfelter, Richard T. Mara, Norman E. Richardson, W. Richard Schubart

Section II: Medieval, Political and Economic Development: Feudalism and Manorialism

The fall of Rome did not, as many contemporaries had expected, preface the end of the world. Rather, it was the end of a world, of a way of life which had characterized the Mediterranean basin for centuries. Amid the ruins of Greco-Roman Civilization, three new civilizations arose in the old imperial territories and their borderlands. One of these new civilizations -- the Western - is our major interest and its first phase -- the medieval -- will here demand our closer attention. The other two -- the Byzantine and the Islamic -- were Eastern and influenced rather than fathered …

A History Of The Missionary Activities Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In The Near East, 1884-1929, Rao H. Lindsay

Theses and Dissertations

In the wake of the Protestant penetration into the Near East, Jacob Spori was sent to Constantinople in 1884 to open a mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Turkey. Spori and later his companion, Joseph M. Tanner, preached first to the Europeans of Constantinople, then projected their efforts down into the major cities of Palestine. Among the German colonists, the missionaries found several valuable converts, most of whom emigrated to Utah.

Ferdinand F. Hintze gained the title "Father of the Armenian Mission" through his extensive preaching tours throughout the interior of Asia Minor. He found …

Changes In Egyptian Family Life From Muhammad ʻAli Till The Present, Nadia Haggag

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A History Of Oakland City College, Betty Laverne Shirley

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The United States' Foreign Relations With The Arab States, Barbara Eugenia Lee

Student Scholarship

This essay examines the historical evolution of the Arab world and the subsequent development of United States foreign policy within the region. The narrative begins by establishing the ancient heritage of the Arab peoples, tracing their roots through the civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and the Nile Valley. It details the pivotal role of the Prophet Muhammed in unifying the Arabs into a nation and follows the progression of Islamic history through the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, noting the significant cultural and scientific contributions made during these eras. 

The study shifts toward the emergence of modern Arab nationalism, identifying the …

The History Of The Growth And Development Of Color Television, Robert Francis Crawford

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A Study Of The Partition Of Palestine, Nicola Youssef Sharaiha

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine is now a past history, along with the seventeen previous Committees and commissions which had reported on the Palestine problem.

But this Committee had several unusual features. It was a United Nations Committee and the Big Powers had no part in it. It was instructed to complete its work in one hundred and twenty days. The Committee visited four continents, heard many advocates and collected nearly two hundred pounds of typed or printed evidence. Lastly it was the first international Committee to study the problem of Jewry inside and outside Palestine.

I was …

A Survey Of Activities Of Sophomore Students Of East High School, Rockford, Illinois, George K. Sycks

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A Study Of School And Outside School Activities Of Junior And Senior Students Of The East High School, Rockford, Illinois, Donald G. Mcnary

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The History And Development Of The Teaching Of Dramatics At Indiana State Teachers College From 1891 To 1939, Emily Ann Henley

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The Projective Technique Of Personality Study As Illustrated By The Rorschach Test, Its History, Its Method, And Its Status, John E. Krug

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History Of The Northwest Territory Celebration And The Pioneer Caravan Of 1937-38, Carl V. Applegate

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War Weapons As An Index Of Contemporary Knowledge Of The Nature And Significance Of Craniocerebral Trauma: Some Notes On Striking Weapons Designed Primarily To Produce Injury To The Head, Cyril B. Courville

Medical Arts and Sciences: A Scientific Journal of the College of Medical Evangelists

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Relations Of The Emperor Alexius With The First Crusaders., Marilyn Tyler Waggoner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Ua94/5/6 Pocket Guide To Tunisia, U.S. Army

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

U.S. Army guide written for American soldiers during the North Africa campaign of World War II. This booklet was removed from Lucian Flora's scrapbook.

Yos 1: Miscellaneous Inscriptions In The Yale Babylonian Collection, Albert T. Clay

Yale Oriental Series

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Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Beekman Winthrop, June 25, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Beekman Winthrop, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, concerning the movement of the ships the Montana and the North Carolina.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Fred W. Carpenter, June 16, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Fred Carpenter concerning a meeting between President Taft and the Turkish Ambassador.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Edward H. Ozmun, June 11, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Edward Ozmun concerning a package of Turkish cigarettes.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Mabel Boardman, May 13, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Mabel Boardman concerning a donation from the Christian Herald to the American National Red Cross.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Jacob Sloat Fassett, April 22, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Jacob Sloat Fassett concerning the appointment of Arthur E. Valois to an international position.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Lewis Einstein, April 21, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to Lewis Einstein concerning the acquisition of Turkish cigarettes.

Note Book Of Archaeological Travel, James B. Nies

Occasional Publications

Travel diary of the Rev. James B. Nies detailing his travel to the Holy Land in 1898.

A Short History Of The Syrians, Or Nestorians. Conversions Of A Mohammedan To Christianity. A Sketch Of The Kurds And Devil Worshipers, Printed For The Benefit Of Mission Work In Persia., Kh. B. Yohannan, J. W. Grant

Stone-Campbell Books

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