Browse Items (3045 total)
Sort by:
"Finding and Making Leaders" by Nicholas von Hoffman
A paper about leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, originally prepared for Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), but also distributed to the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs
Provides a history of the Egyptian Valley of the Kings and the antiquities found there.
Akhenaten: Egypt's false prophet
"One of the most compelling and controversial figures in history, Akhenaten has captured the imagination like no other Egyptian pharaoh. Much has been written about this strange, persecuted figure, whose freakish appearance - elongated and effete -…
The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, The Tomb, The Royal Treasure
An account of the discovery of the tomb in the Valley of the Kings with diagrams, drawings, and reconstructions.
The Garden and the Fire: Heaven and Hell in Islamic Culture
Provides an analysis of how visions of the Garden and the Fire, or Heaven and Hell, within Sunni Islam changed between the seventh and thirteenth centuries, and looks at how Muslims used images to represent the Garden on Earth from the seventh to…
Heavenly Powers: Unraveling the Secret History of the Kabbalah
The rich and glorious history of the Kabbalah is brought to vivid life by a noted author and historian with a special interest in the history, archaeology, and politics of the Near East.