Publicado por Tauris Parke, 2020
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ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Freya Stark is most famous for her travels in Arabia at a time when very few men, let alone women, had fully explored its vast hinterlands. In 1934, she made her first journey to the Hadhramaut in what is now Yemen - the first woman to do so alone. Even though that journey ended in disappointment, sickness and a forced rescue, Stark, undeterred, returned to Yemen two years later. Starting in Mukalla and skirting the fringes of the legendary and unexplored Empty Quarter, she spent the winter searching for Shabwa - ancient capital of the Hadhramaut and a holy grail for generations of explorers. From within Stark's beautifully-crafted and deeply knowledgeable narrative emerges a rare and exquisitely-rendered portrait of the customs and cultures of the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.A Winter in Arabia is one of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab World. To listen to her voice is to hear the rich echoes of a land whose 'nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendour'. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Publicado por Tauris Parke, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Publicado por Tauris Parke, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Publicado por Tauris Parke, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Publicado por Tauris Parke, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Publicado por Tauris Parke, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - From within this beautifully crafted and deeply knowledgeable narrative emerges a rare and exquisitely rendered portrait of the customs and cultures of the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.Freya Stark is most famous for her travels in Arabia at a time when very few men, let alone women, had fully explored its vast hinterlands. In 1934, she made her first journey to the Hadhramaut in what is now Yemen - the first woman to do so alone.Even though that journey ended in disappointment, sickness and a forced rescue, Stark, undeterred, returned to Yemen two years later. Starting in Mukalla and skirting the fringes of the legendary and unexplored Empty Quarter, she spent the winter searching for Shabwa - ancient capital of the Hadhramaut and a holy grail for generations of explorers.A Winter in Arabia is one of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab world. To listen to her voice is to hear the rich echoes of a land whose 'nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendour'.
Publicado por Tauris Parke, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Freya Stark is most famous for her travels in Arabia at a time when very few men, let alone women, had fully explored its vast hinterlands. In 1934, she made her first journey to the Hadhramaut in what is now Yemen - the first woman to do so alone. Even though that journey ended in disappointment, sickness and a forced rescue, Stark, undeterred, returned to Yemen two years later. Starting in Mukalla and skirting the fringes of the legendary and unexplored Empty Quarter, she spent the winter searching for Shabwa - ancient capital of the Hadhramaut and a holy grail for generations of explorers. From within Stark's beautifully-crafted and deeply knowledgeable narrative emerges a rare and exquisitely-rendered portrait of the customs and cultures of the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.A Winter in Arabia is one of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab World. To listen to her voice is to hear the rich echoes of a land whose 'nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendour'. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Freya Stark is most famous for her travels in Arabia at a time when very few men, let alone women, had fully explored its vast hinterlands. In 1934, she made her first journey to the Hadhramaut in what is now Yemen - the first woman to do so alone. Even though that journey ended in disappointment, sickness and a forced rescue, Stark, undeterred, returned to Yemen two years later. Starting in Mukalla and skirting the fringes of the legendary and unexplored Empty Quarter, she spent the winter searching for Shabwa - ancient capital of the Hadhramaut and a holy grail for generations of explorers. From within Stark's beautifully-crafted and deeply knowledgeable narrative emerges a rare and exquisitely-rendered portrait of the customs and cultures of the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.A Winter in Arabia is one of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab World. To listen to her voice is to hear the rich echoes of a land whose 'nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendour'. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Publicado por Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2020
ISBN 10: 0755633822 ISBN 13: 9780755633821
Librería: moluna, Greven, Alemania
Condición: New. Über den AutorFreya StarkInhaltsverzeichnisForeword by Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.1. From the Air2. Mukalla Revisited 3. Transport and the Cook 4. The Towns of the Kathiri.