Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. ILLUSTRATIONS xiv
5. FOREWORD xv
6. I TRAVELERS IN THE LEVANT 1
7. II EARLY LIFE 13
8. III AUGSBURG TO TRIPOLI 31
9. IV ALEPPO 53
10. V ALEPPO TO RAQQA 78
11. VI RAQQA TO BAGHDAD 95
12. VII BAGHDAD 111
13. VIII BAGHDAD TO ALEPPO 130
14. IX MOUNT LEBANON 144
15. X PILGRIMAGE TO JERUSALEM 153
16. XI ISLAM 177
17. XII EASTERN CHRISTIANS AND JEWS 195
18. XIII GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY 204
19. XIV LATER LIFE 218
20. APPENDIX I 235
21. APPENDIX II 251
22. APPENDIX III 280
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 283
24. NOTES 291
25. INDEX 315