Beschrijving
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.
Boekdetails
Formaat
Hardcover
Pagina's
368 pagina's
Taal
Engels
Gepubliceerd
jan. 1, 1983
Uitgever
Viking
Edities
10 edities
ISBN-10
0002170051
ISBN-13
9780002170055