The Cradle of Mankind; Life in Eastern Kurdistan
by Edgar Thomas Ainger Wigram W. A. Wigram
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Chapters (28)
- THE CRADLE OF MANKIND LIFE IN EASTERN KURDISTAN
- NOTE TO SECOND EDITION
- PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION.
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE CRADLE OF MANKIND
- CHAPTER I BEYOND THE PALE OF THE RAILWAY (ALEPPO AND URFA)
- CHAPTER II A LAND OF DUST AND ASHES (DIARBEKR AND MARDIN)
- CHAPTER III THE MARCHES OF ANCIENT ROME (DARA AND NISIBIN)
- CHAPTER IV THE BURDEN OF NEWER NINEVEH (MOSUL)
- CHAPTER V THE TEMPLE OF THE DEVIL (SHEIKH ADI)
- CHAPTER VI THE SKIRTS OF THE MOUNTAINS (RABBAN HORMIZD, BAVIAN, AND AKRA)
- CHAPTER VII AN ORIENTAL VICH IAN VOHR (THE SHEIKH OF BARZAN)
- CHAPTER VIII A MASTER OF MISRULE (NERI AND JILU)
- CHAPTER IX THE DEBATABLE LAND (GAWAR, TERGAWAR, MERGAWAR)
- CHAPTER X TWIGS OF A WITHERED EMPIRE (URMI)
- The Story of Haji Kas, and how his own Son bought him
- CHAPTER XI A LAND OF TROUBLE AND ANGUISH (URMI TO VAN)
- CHAPTER XII A SLOUGH OF DISCONTENT (VAN AND THE ARMENIANS)
- CHAPTER XIII THE LAND OF PRESTER JOHN (QUDSHANIS)
- CHAPTER XIV THE GREAT CAÑONS (THE NESTORIAN “ASHIRETS” OF HAKKIARI)
- CHAPTER XV INTRUDERS IN A PANDEMONIUM (AMADIA AND BOHTAN)
- CHAPTER XVI THE GRAVES OF DEAD EMPIRES (MOSUL TO BAGHDAD)
- CHAPTER XVII OUR SMALLEST ALLY
- CHAPTER XVIII DEAD SEA FRUIT
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES:
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