Description
Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger's record of his extraordinary journey through the parched "Empty Quarter" of Arabia. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Thesiger was repulsed by the softness and rigidity of Western life—"the machines, the calling cards, the meticulously aligned streets." In the spirit of T. E. Lawrence, he set out to explore the deserts of Arabia, traveling among peoples who had never seen a European and considered it their duty to kill Christian infidels. His now-classic account is invaluable to understanding the modern Middle East.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
368 pages
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1983
Publisher
Viking
Editions
10 editions
ISBN-10
0002170051
ISBN-13
9780002170055
Genres
Thriller & Suspense
Travel
Classics