{"product_id":"baghdad-city-caliphs-hgwrkbbj","title":"Baghdad: The City of the Caliphs.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA short guide to Baghdad, issued a year and two months after British forces captured the city in March 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced for members of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, it provides a brief historical sketch, details on the city’s trade, places of interest, four suggested walking tours, and some brief notes on Islam. \u003cstrong\u003eThe walking tours are arguably the most interesting section, as they take the reader through the streets of wartime Baghdad, describing several institutions, shops and buildings that have not survived to the present day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare.\u003c\/strong\u003e LibraryHub locates just one copy in the UK, at the British Library. OCLC adds just three more, at the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (Madrid), New York University and NYU Abu Dhabi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080630616221,"sku":"259153","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/259153_01.jpg?v=1755101476","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/baghdad-city-caliphs-hgwrkbbj","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}