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The lanterns of the king of...
In eighteenth-century Palestine, on the shores of Galilee's Lake Tiberias, visionary political and military leader Daher al-Umar al-Zaydani undertakes a journey toward the greatest aim anyone could hope to achieve in his day: the establishment of an autonomous Arab state. To do so he must challenge the rule of the greatest power in the world at the time- the Ottoman Empire -while translating the ideals of human dignity, justice, and religious tolerance into concrete daily realities--Back cover
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monografia Rebiun22371571 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun22371571 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 150608s2014 ua b ob 000 f eng d 9781617976469 electronic bk.) 1617976466 electronic bk.) 9774166663 9789774166662 N$T eng rda pn N$T OCLCO IDEBK OCLCF OCLCO OCLCQ eng ara a-is--- awba--- awgz--- (3 FIC 000000 bisacsh Nasr Allah, Ibrahim author Qanadil malik al-Jalil. English The lanterns of the king of Galilee Ibrahim Nasrallah ; translated by Nancy Roberts Cairo New York The American University in Cairo Press 2014 Cairo New York Cairo New York The American University in Cairo Press ©2014 1 online resource (xii, 550 pages) map 1 online resource (xii, 550 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Modern Arabic literature "A novel of 18th-century Palestine"--Cover Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-550) In eighteenth-century Palestine, on the shores of Galilee's Lake Tiberias, visionary political and military leader Daher al-Umar al-Zaydani undertakes a journey toward the greatest aim anyone could hope to achieve in his day: the establishment of an autonomous Arab state. To do so he must challenge the rule of the greatest power in the world at the time- the Ottoman Empire -while translating the ideals of human dignity, justice, and religious tolerance into concrete daily realities--Back cover Translated from the Arabic Zahir al-Umar active 1750-1775)--) Fiction Zahir al-Umar active 1750-1775.) FICTION- General Palestine- Fiction Galilee (Israel)- Fiction Israel- Galilee Middle East- Palestine Arabic fiction- 21st century Arabic fiction- Palestine Electronic books Fiction Roberts, Nancy N. translator Print version Nasr Allah, Ibrahim. Qanadil malik al-Jalil. English. Lanterns of the king of Galilee 9774166663 (OCoLC)878299477 Modern Arabic literature