This updated textbook describes the history of Latin America and sets a mood that allows the reader to get a genuine sense of the languages; cultures; and civilizations of this complex and colorful land. Each chapter offers lists of general concepts; important terms; questions; and topics for classroom debates.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent -- More than just a bookBy Eytan DallalThis book was translated by my father; Reading Dallal obm; himself a Jew born in Iraq in 1938. He also includes a historical update from 1924-1998 of the Jews in Iraq; in which he parallels his own life during this period; sharing personal stories and experiences of his life in Iraq; including the story of his uncle who was hanged for his views on Zionism. Here is the table of contents of the book:PrologueA Nostalgic Trip into the History of the Jews of IraqGhanimah's PublicationsWord of the PublisherIntroduction to the BookThe Torah and IraqThe Garden of Eden and Its RiversThe Flood and Mt. AraratNimrod KingdomBabylonNinevehRechovotKalechRasenThe Tower of BabylonThe Jews in the Babylonian and Assyrian ErasMedes and the PersiansThe Hebrew Language and Its Culture in BabylonIraqi Jewry in the Arabian PeriodThe Jews of Iraq During the Period of the Mongols andthe TatarsThe Iraqi Jews under Turkish RuleThe Jews of Today Under British Occupation and theIraqi Arabian GovernmentJewish Religious Shrines in IraqThe Grave of Ezra the ScribeThe Burial of the Prophet EzekielJoshua the High PriestSheik Isaac El GaoniThe Shrine of Nachum El LakushiSummary and UpdateAbout the Translator and the EditorBibliography for IntroductionFootnotes for IntroductionBibliography used by GhanimahEndnotesIndex for Map and Pictures0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent -- More than just a bookBy Eytan DallalThis book was translated by my father; Reading Dallal obm; himself a Jew born in Iraq in 1938. He also includes a historical update from 1924-1998 of the Jews in Iraq; in which he parallels his own life during this period; sharing personal stories and experiences of his life in Iraq; including the story of his uncle who was hanged for his views on Zionism. Here is the table of contents of the book:PrologueA Nostalgic Trip into the History of the Jews of IraqGhanimah's PublicationsWord of the PublisherIntroduction to the BookThe Torah and IraqThe Garden of Eden and Its RiversThe Flood and Mt. AraratNimrod Kingdom Babylon Nineveh Rechovot Kalech RasenThe Tower of BabylonThe Jews in the Babylonian and Assyrian ErasMedes and the PersiansThe Hebrew Language and Its Culture in BabylonIraqi Jewry in the Arabian PeriodThe Jews of Iraq During the Period of the Mongols and the TatarsThe Iraqi Jews under Turkish RuleThe Jews of Today Under British Occupation and the Iraqi Arabian GovernmentJewish Religious Shrines in Iraq The Grave of Ezra the Scribe The Burial of the Prophet Ezekiel Joshua the High Priest Sheik Isaac El Gaoni The Shrine of Nachum El LakushiSummary and UpdateAbout the Translator and the EditorBibliography for IntroductionFootnotes for IntroductionBibliography used by GhanimahEndnotesIndex for Map and Pictures
