Language hunting in the Karakoram
Book 1939 Lorimer, E. O. (Emily Overend)

BurushoAsia > South Asia
This is a popularly written account of the return trip of the Lorimers to Hunza in 1934, and of their life with the Burusho for the following fourteen months. The daily activities of the Burusho throughout this time are recorded, and data on their ho...

Daily life in ancient Rome
Book 1940 Carcopino, Jérôme et al.

Imperial RomansEurope > Southern Europe
The material in this document deals with the city and empire of Rome during the Imperial Period of Roman History (27 B.C. û 476 A.D.), when Roman power and prosperity were at their height. The document, written by a well-known scholar and historian, ...