説明
"Following worthily in the tradition of Burton, Lawrence, Philby and Thomas, [Arabian Sands] is, very likely, the book about Arabia to end all books about Arabia." -The Daily Telegraph
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.
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.
寄稿者
作家:
Thesiger, Wilfred
製品詳細
イラストメモ:
16 pages b/w photos
レビュー:
"The narrative is vividly written, with a thousand little anecdotes and touches which bring back to any who have seen these countries every scene with the colour of real life." The Sunday Times (London)
言語:
英語
版:
Rev. Ed.
対象年齢:
0+
ページ数:
400
概要:
ISBN Arabian Sands. Genre: Classics, Book cover type: Paperback, Language version: English. Width: 128.6 mm, Height: 196.8 mm
メディアタイプ:
ペーパーバック
出版社:
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
主なデータ
商品タイプ:
ペーパーバック
発売日:
2008年1月2日
製品サイズ:
0.197 x 0.129 x 0.025 m; 0.298 kg
GTIN:
09780141442075
DUIN:
8PQSMOG09IE
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