{"product_id":"travels-in-mesopotamia-with-researches-on-the-ruins-of-nineveh-babylon-and-other-ancient-cities-paperback-9781108042154","title":"Travels in Mesopotamia; With Researches on the Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, and Other Ancient Cities (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108042154","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in Mesopotamia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Researches on the Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, and Other Ancient Cities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this two-volume 1827 work, Buckingham describes his journey from Aleppo in Syria via Sinjar in the north-west to Baghdad.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Silk Buckingham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108042154, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e588 pages, 15 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCornish-born writer, traveller and controversialist James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) spent much of his early life as a sailor in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and went on to publish accounts of his extensive travels to India, Palestine and Persia. His criticisms of the East India Company and the Bengal government led to his expulsion from India in 1823. In the 1830s he became a Member of Parliament and campaigned for social reforms and for the promotion of the temperance movement. He founded several journals, including the periodical The Athenaeum, covering a wide range of topics from literature to popular science. This illustrated two-volume work, published in 1827, recounts Buckingham's journey through Mesopotamia, giving descriptions of its ancient sites and opinions of its modern inhabitants. In Volume 2, Buckingham continues his travels through Mesopotamia, from Sinjar in the north-west of the region to the city of Baghdad.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. From the Plain of Sinjar, by Romoila, to Mousul\u003cbr\u003e 2. Description of Mousul\u003cbr\u003e 3. Visit to the ruins of Nineveh, and journey from Mousul to the River Lycus\u003cbr\u003e 4. From Ain Koura, by the ancient Arbela, to Kerkook\u003cbr\u003e 5. From Kerkook, by Kiffree, to Kara Tuppe, or the Black Hill\u003cbr\u003e 6. From Kara Tuppe, by Delhi Abass, to Bagdad\u003cbr\u003e 7. Description of Bagdad\u003cbr\u003e 8. Excursion to Akkerkoof\u003cbr\u003e 9. Journey from Bagdad to the ruins of Babylon\u003cbr\u003e 10. Search after the walls of Babylon\u003cbr\u003e 11. Visit to the Tower of Babel and Temple of Belus, or the Birs Nimrood\u003cbr\u003e 12. Observations made at Bagdad\u003cbr\u003e 13. Excursion to the ruins of Ctesiphon and Seleucia\u003cbr\u003e 14. Further stay in Bagdad\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978389741848,"sku":"9781108042154","price":42.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108042154i.jpg?v=1696746538","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-mesopotamia-with-researches-on-the-ruins-of-nineveh-babylon-and-other-ancient-cities-paperback-9781108042154","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}