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Siwa

Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis

By: Margaret M. Vale

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Siwa

Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis

By: Margaret M. Vale

Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian desert near the border with Libya. Until an asphalt road was built to the Mediterranean coast in the 1980s, its only links to the outside world were by arduous camel tracks. As a result of this isolation, Siwa developed a unique culture manifested in its crafts of basketry, pottery, and embroidery and in its styles of costume and silverwork. The most visible and celebrated example of this was the silver jewelery that was worn by women in abundance at weddings and other ceremonies. Based on conversations with women and men in the oasis and with reference to old texts, this book describes the jewelery and costume at this highpoint of Siwan culture against the backdrop of its date gardens and springs, social life, and dramatic history. It places the women's jewelery, costume, and embroidery into social perspective, and describes how they were used in ceremonies and everyday life and how they were related to their beliefs and attitudes to the world. The book also describes how, in the second half of the twentieth century, the arrival of the road and of television brought drastic change, and the oasis was exposed to the styles and fashions of the outside world and how the traditional silver ornaments were gradually replaced by gold.

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American University in Cairo Press

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161797644X

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Book I

By: R. G. M. Nisbet,Margaret Hubbard

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By: R. G. M. Nisbet,Margaret Hubbard

Horace's Odes are among the most popular, and the most misunderstood, of ancient writings. The present work is written in the belief that they are learned poems, which demand some knowledge of conventional forms and topics. Each ode is provided with an introduction which sets it against its Greek and Roman literary background. This edition may be used in conjunction with the Oxford Classical Text edited by E. C. Wickham. The commentary includes a large number of parallel passages, chosen to show how Horace plays new variations on old themes; it is hoped that these may prove useful to commentators on other ancient poets. The book also contains sections on chronology and metre, and a select bibliography is attached to each ode.

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Oxford University Press

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0191656984

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9780191656989

Berlitz Spanish-English Bilingual References Dictionary

By: Margaret Hambleton Raventós

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Berlitz Spanish-English Bilingual References Dictionary

By: Margaret Hambleton Raventós

Designed for non-native speakers, these bilingual, up-to-date dictionaries include many new words that have entered the language in recent years. Boasting 50,000-60,000 entries, Berlitz Reference dictionaries are perfect for students, translators, tourists, and businesspeople. Custom front matter in each volume enables readers to learn the intricacies of the language: for example, the Spanish/English Dictionary includes the basics of standard Spanish pronunciation, and the Japanese/English Dictionary features a table of Japanese symbols.

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2831571251

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Siwa

Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis

By: Margaret M. Vale

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Stone Mattress

A Story

By: Margaret Atwood

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Stone Mattress

A Story

By: Margaret Atwood

A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection The author of such towering novels as The Handmaid’s Tale, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood proves her imaginative prowess dazzles just as vividly in her short fiction. “Stone Mattress,” from her collection of the same name is witty, grotesque, and utterly hilarious—an exemplar of Atwood’s tremendous capacity for capturing our darkest impulses on the page. Verna, aging widow, boards a cruise ship bound for the Arctic in search of her next husband. The last four had suffered regrettable tragedies and left Verna wickedly wealthy in their wake. But, instead of finding another wealthy suitor, Verna finds unwitting Bob, the first man to have ever wronged her. Single, reasonably near his grave, ordinary, and attracted to her like all the others—Bob is all-too-easy prey for Verna’s merciless revenge. An ebook short.

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1101974028

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The Letters of Margaret Fuller: 1842-44

By: Margaret Fuller

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The Letters of Margaret Fuller: 1842-44

By: Margaret Fuller

Volume Five. -- "The New York Times Book Review

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Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

By: Washington Irving,Margaret Miller Davidson

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Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

By: Washington Irving,Margaret Miller Davidson

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Legare Street Press

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1017954143

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Siwa

Siwa

Book I

Book I

Berlitz Spanish-English Bilingual References Dictionary

Berlitz Spanish-English Bilingual References Dictionary

Siwa

Siwa

Stone Mattress

Stone Mattress

The Letters of Margaret Fuller: 1842-44

The Letters of Margaret Fuller: 1842-44

Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson

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