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Author: Christina Phelps Grant Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136192719 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 471
Book Description
First Published in 2007, This historical survey written by a scholar and traveller gives the reader a well informed and readable account of an area of the world which has held and still holds a most significant geographical location in the Middle East - both culturally and commercially. Topics covered include - the bedouin trouble in the area, their origins and organization, ancient and medieval trade, early travellers, accounts of the important Altar of Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad, Al Wasera, the caravan, state, the 'hajj', and much more.
Author: Gertrude Lowthian Bell Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 110802159X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 378
Book Description
Blending photographs with descriptions of customs and communities, Bell's volume recounts a portion of her groundbreaking 1905 expedition across Syria.