House of Tears.House Of Tears Dr. John Hughes
The Lyons Press PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437 1592287999 $22.95 LyonsPress.com House Of Tears: Westerners' Adventures In Islamic Lands gathers and presents narratives about the Islamic world from the last several decades--but it's more than a travel or true adventure collection, even though elements of these two genres are present. House Of Tears is, above all, a survey of cultural encounters which collects and presents the stories of Westerns who traveled to Islamic nations during the 18th to 20th centuries. From an encounter with a homicidal hom·i·cid·al adj. 1. Of or relating to homicide. 2. Capable of or conducive to homicide: a homicidal rage. sultan SULTAN. The title of the Turkish sovereign and other Mahometan princes. to harsh journeys over 'blasted land', House Of Tears is literary, vivid, and provides powerful social and cultural insights draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. in the guise of adventure. |
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