The History of Sulu is a book written by Najeeb Mitry Saleeby in 1908. It covers the history of the Sulu Archipelago, a group of islands in the southern Philippines, from pre-colonial times to the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed account of the region's political, cultural, and economic development, as well as its interactions with neighboring kingdoms and colonial powers. Saleeby draws on a range of historical sources, including local chronicles, Spanish and Dutch colonial records, and accounts by European travelers and missionaries. The book also includes chapters on the religion, language, and customs of the Sulu people, as well as their relationship with Islam. Overall, The History of Sulu is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Philippines, particularly the southern region.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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Vendeur : California Books, Miami, FL, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur I-9781165683055
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