Syrian Desert

ISBN-13: 9780710308450 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 426 str.

Christina P. Grant

Opis

This historical overview is a well informed and readable account of an area of the world which has been and is now more than ever a 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 travelers, accounts of the important Alter of Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad, Al Wasera, the caravan, state, private, the hajj, and much more.

Spis treści

CHAPTER I: THE SYRIAN DESERT AND ITS INHABITANTS, CHAPTER II: CHANNELS OF ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL TRADE, CHAPTER III: TRAVELLERS AND EXPLORERS OF THE SYRIAN DESERT, CHAPTER IV: THE MERCHANT CARAVANS, CHAPTER V: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY TRAVEL· ACROSS THE DESERT, CHAPTER VI: PRIVATE CARAVANS OF THE GREAT DESERT ROUTE, CHAPTER VII: THE GREAT HAJJ CARAVANS, CHAPTER VIII: ELEVEN CENTURIES OF POSTAL SERVICE, CHAPTER IX: THE ERA OF MECHANICAL TRANSPORT, APPENDICES, INDEX

O autorze

Christina Phelps Grant