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SUGGESTED READINGTunisia: Birthplace of the Arab SpringHere is a brief selection of favorite, new and hard-to-find books, prepared for your journey. For your convenience, you may call (800) 342-2164 to order these books directly from Longitude, a specialty mail-order book service. To order online, and to get the latest, most comprehensive selection of books for your voyage, go directly to reading.TJ26288. HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDThese five items are available as a set for $100 including shipping, 15% off the retail price (Item EXTUN16). Any additional books ordered will be shipped free of charge.Hoyos, Dexter. Mastering the West, Rome and Carthage at War. Oxford University Press, 2015. A tour-de-force of the three Punic Wars which, fought over a century, changed the course of Western civilization. Hoyos analyzes the political structures and resources of both Rome and Carthage, questions the contributions of heroes like Hannibal and Scipio Africanus and assesses the wars’ lasting impact. (HARD COVER, 272 Pp., $29.95, Item MED209)Al-Zubaidi, Layla. Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution, Voices from Tunis to Damascus. Penguin Putnam, 2013. These essays and profoundly moving, often harrowing, firsthand accounts span the region from Tunisia to Syria and include contributors ranging from student activists to seasoned journalists – half of whom are women. (PAPER, 224 Pp., $17, Item MDE211)Ben Khader, Aicha Ben Abed. Tunisian Mosaics, Treasures from Roman Africa. Getty Trust Publications, 2006. Accompanied by 134 glorious color illustrations, this book includes a history of Roman Africa and the rise of Mediterranean mosaics, an overview of mosaic sites and museums and a chapter on preservation methods. (PAPER, 140 Pp., $29.95, Item TUN27)Eyewitness Guides. Eyewitness Guide Tunisia. DK Publishing, 2011. Featuring color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. (PAPER, 352 Pp., $25, Item TUN28)Freytag & Berndt. Tunisia Map. Nelles Maps, A colorful shaded relief map of Tunisia at a scale of 1:750,000. (MAP, $7.95, Item TUN10)MAPS & GUIDEBOOKSZarr, Gerald. Culture Smart! Tunisia. Kuperard, 2009. A concise guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (PAPER, $9.95, Item TUN30)HISTORY, CULTURE & EXPLORATIONAl-saleh, Asaad. Voices of the Arab Spring, Personal Stories from the Arab Revolutions. Columbia University Press, 2015. Al-Saleh presents the testimonies of dozens of people involved in 2011’s Arab Spring, the wave of protests that collapsed dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. (PAPER, 272 Pp., $22.95, Item ARB166)Brett, Michael, and Elizabeth Fentress. The Berbers. Blackwell Publishers, 1997. A scholarly examination of the indigenous people of North Africa from antiquity through the Roman and Islamic periods to modern times. It surveys the history, literature and culture of the Berbers, exploring the identity they have forged in the region. (PAPER, 320 Pp., $58.95, Item NAF02)Danahar, Paul. The New Middle East, The World After the Arab Spring. Bloomsbury USA, 2015. Mixing scholarship with on-the-ground interviews, the BBC bureau chief explains the powerful forces that are shaping the Middle East and what's at stake for the West. (PAPER, 480 Pp., $18, Item MDE225)Esposito, John L. What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam. Oxford University Press, 2011. Georgetown professor John L. Esposito organizes this brief popular primer as series of questions and answers about Islam, its history, culture, practice and belief, bringing clarity and balance to the project. Second edition. (PAPER, 224 Pp., $21.95, Item ISL58)Miles, Richard. Carthage Must Be Destroyed. Penguin Putnam, 2012. Drawing on a wealth of new archaeological research, Richard Miles vividly brings to life the history and civilization of Carthage from its origins to its ultimate destruction by the Romans in 146 BCE. (PAPER, 544 Pp., $20, Item MED184)Naylor, Phillip C. North Africa, A History from Antiquity to the Present. University of Texas Press, 2015. A detailed, scholarly history of Northern Africa and its role as a crossroads between Europe, Asia and Africa, from the Paleolithic period and early Egyptian cultures through the rise of Islam and the growth of the Ottoman Empire to modern postcolonial history. (PAPER, 384 Pp., $29.95, Item NAF67)Perkins, Kenneth. A History of Modern Tunisia. Cambridge University Press, 2014. Perkins explores the history of Tunisia from the mid-1800s to the present, with an examination of French colonial rule from 1881 to 1956, when the Tunisians achieved independence, and the subsequent process of state-building. (PAPER, 328 Pp., $29.99, Item TUN25)Raven, Susan. Rome in Africa. Routledge, 1993. Long the standard history of Roman influence in Northern Africa, this book is scholarly and comprehensive. It is a wonderfully written, illustrated introduction to the geographic setting, the rise of Carthage, historical personalities, individual trading centers and archaeological sites. (PAPER, 254 Pp., $53.95, Item NAF04)Schaar, Stuart. The Birth of the Arab Citizen and the Changing of the Middle East. Aa Balkema, 2015. Combining the scholarship of both young and seasoned specialists, this thoughtful collection of essays explores the "unfinished" social and cultural transformations of the Arab Spring. (PAPER, 352 Pp., $25, Item MDE228)Von Hesse-wartegg, Ernst. Tunis, The Land and the People. 2010. Originally published in 1882, Chevalier de Hesse-Wartegg, an Austrian diplomat and great traveler, describes his encounters with the military, Jewish women, Berbers and other people of Tunis in surprisingly modern, unprejudiced terms. (PAPER, 304 Pp., $39.95, Item NAF83)ARCHAEOLOGY, ART & ARCHITECTUREMacKendrick, Paul Lachlan. The North African Stones Speak. University of North Carolina Press, 2000. MacKendrick's lively history explores the life and culture of the North African provinces of Rome as revealed by its archaeology. With 60 pages on settlements and cities in ancient Cyrenaica and Tripolitania, including site plans and black-and-white photographs of Shahat, Apollonia, Leptis Magna and Fezzan. (PAPER, 246 Pp., $58, Item NAF51)TRAVEL, BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRLangewiesche, William. Sahara Unveiled. Vintage Books, 1997. Traveling across the Sahara from Algiers to Dakar, Langeweische has written a memoir of the desert, with meditations on its history, inhabitants and allure. (PAPER, 302 Pp., $16, Item NAF05)LITERATUREDurham, David Anthony. Pride of Carthage, A Novel of Hannibal. Doubleday, 2006. A richly imagined epic saga based on the events of the Second Punic War. Although a work of fiction, the book does a good job evoking the history and personalities of the era. (PAPER, 576 Pp., $16.95, Item TUN24)Ondaatje, Michael. The English Patient. Vintage Books, 1996. Ondaatje's luminous novel, even better than the movie, unfolds at a villa in Tuscany and in the North African desert during World War II. (PAPER, 305 Pp., $15.95, Item ITL703)06984TO ORDER2838 Vicksburg LanePlymouth, MN 55447Tel: (952) 252-1203info@Shipping charges via UPS or Priority Mail: $4.95 for first book, $1 per additional book up to a maximum of $9.95Book prices and availability subject to changeChecks, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx and Discover acceptedCall (800) 342 2164 or go toreading.TJ26288TO ORDER2838 Vicksburg LanePlymouth, MN 55447Tel: (952) 252-1203info@Shipping charges via UPS or Priority Mail: $4.95 for first book, $1 per additional book up to a maximum of $9.95Book prices and availability subject to changeChecks, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx and Discover acceptedCall (800) 342 2164 or go toreading.TJ26288?2015 Longitude Rev 8/15

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