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Arabian Sands

Arabian Sands

by Wilfred Thesiger
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About this book

"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

ISBN13 9780140095142
ISBN10 0140095144
Series/Work OL2880104W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Penguin
Pages 368
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Arabian peninsula, description and travel Bedouins Description and travel Descriptions et voyages Deserts Déserts Homes and haunts Thesiger, Wilfred, -- 1910- -- Travel -- Arabian Peninsula Travel Travelers' writings, English Travel writing

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