Travels in Arabia Deserta

by Charles M. Doughty

Book Overview

Western exploration of the Arabian Desert began in the mid-eighteenth century, but it was not until the nineteenth century that the British officers of the Indian colonial government undertook surveys... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486238261
• ISBN13: 9780486238265
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 2 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Fundamental study of Northern Arabia in late 19th century

The most complete study of late 19th century Arab mores available in English. Maps, plates, sketches and glossary.This was the era of Rashidi dominance in the peninsula. Doughty traveled as a Christian, risking his life continually. The biblical cadences of the text are more often than not stirring