READING GUIDE Tunisia

Here is a brief selection of favorite, new and hard-to-find books, prepared for your journey.

Essential Reading Package TUNISIA.

Barnaby Rogerson A Traveller's History of North Africa NAF01 | 2000 | 408 pages | PAPER Wide-ranging, accessible and effectively condensed, this brief history marches confidently through the centuries, covering key events and personalities in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria to 1999. $15.95

Robert Hillenbrand Islamic Art and Architecture CAS17 | 1999 | 288 pages | PAPER Covering 1000 years and the geographic scope of Islam, this book is a wide-ranging guide to the arts of Islam, including architecture, calligraphy, ceramics and textiles. $29.95

Eyewitness Guides Eyewitness Guide Tunisia TUN28 | 2011 | 352 pages | PAPER Featuring color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. $25.00 Freytag & Berndt Tunisia Map TUN10 | 2011 | 2 pages | MAP A colorful shaded relief map of Tunisia at a scale of 1:750,000. $7.95

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Ethel Davis Bradt Guide North Africa NAF68 | 2009 | 336 pages | PAPER This practical, informative guide brings to life the ancient Roman heritage of modern-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. $25.99 Gerald Zarr Culture Smart! Tunisia TUN30 | 2009 | pages | PAPER A concise guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. $9.95

Kenneth Perkins A History of Modern Tunisia TUN25 | 2014 | 328 pages | PAPER 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. $34.99 Phillip C. Naylor North Africa, A History from Antiquity to the Present NAF67 | 2015 | 384 pages | PAPER 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. $29.95 Susan Raven Rome in Africa NAF04 | 1993 | 254 pages | PAPER 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. $53.95 Michael Grant The Ancient Mediterranean MED10 | 1990 | 374 pages | PAPER Grant, a well-known classical scholar, provides this comprehensive history of the peoples and cultures of the Mediterranean, including Egypt, Israel, Crete, Greece, the Roman states and many others. A very well-researched account of Western history's roots. $20.00 Michael Brett, Elizabeth Fentress The Berbers NAF02 | 1997 | 320 pages | PAPER 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. $60.95 Titus Livy The War with Hannibal TUN05 | 1965 | 711 pages | PAPER From a decidedly Roman perspective, the original Roman history of the war with Carthage, translated from Latin. $18.00

READING GUIDE Tunisia

Oleg Grabar Formation of Islamic Art ARB28 | 1987 | 232 pages | PAPER A classic on the art and architecture of the Islamic World by a prominent authority. $34.00 Walter Denny How to Read Islamic Carpets ISL112 | 2015 | 176 pages | PAPER A handy, instructive guide to judging the quality, origin and level of craftsmanship of Persian rugs, useful for travelers, students, professionals and collectors alike. Fifty-five examples of Islamic carpets are illustrated with new photographs and revealing details. $25.00 Aicha Ben Abed Ben Khader Tunisian Mosaics, Treasures from Roman Africa TUN27 | 2006 | 140 pages | PAPER 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. $29.95 Greg Bak Barbary Pirate, The Life and Crimes of John Ward, the Most Infamous Privateer of His Time NAF76 | 2010 | 256 pages | PAPER Bak provides a portrait of John Ward, a British sailor who led a mass desertion from James I’s navy, defected to the Ottoman Empire’s outpost at Tunis and converted to Islam. This story of betrayal and scandal reveals a man whose rejection of conventional morality led to power, wealth and a happy, if unusual, retirement. $22.95 William Langewiesche Sahara Unveiled NAF05 | 1997 | 302 pages | PAPER Traveling across the Sahara from Algiers to Dakar, Langeweische has written an uncommonly good memoir of the desert, with meditations on its history, inhabitants and allure. $16.00 Antoine de Saint Exupery Wind, Sand and Stars DES11 | 1967 | 229 pages | PAPER St. Exupery's luminous account of flying early postal routes over South America, Europe and the deserts of North Africa in the 1930s includes the classic tale of his crash in the Libyan desert. $14.99 Ross Leckie Carthage TUN21 | 2010 | 240 pages | PAPER The final chapter in Leckie's Punic War Trilogy, a riveting tale of the rivalry between Hannibal and Scipio's sons, the great war between Carthage and Rome and the fall of the Carthagenian empire. $19.95

David Anthony Durham Pride of Carthage, A Novel of Hannibal TUN24 | 2006 | 576 pages | PAPER 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. $16.95

Ross Leckie Scipio TUN32 | 2008 | 245 pages | PAPER In this stunning sequel to Hannibal, Scipio Africanus systematically destroys the hard-won empires of Hannibal and Alexander the Great. $19.00