New Arabian Studies Volume 2
New Arabian Studies Volume 2

Author: P. Bidwell

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Published: 1994-06

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780859894524

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New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. It provides authoritative information intended to appeal to both the specialist and general reader. Both the traditional and the modern aspects of Arabia are covered, excluding contemporary controversial politics. Contributions by Hussein Abdullah al-Amri, Madawi Al-Rasheed, W. J. Donaldson, A. B. D. R. Eagle, Andrey Korotayev, Richard I. Lawless, Eric Macro, Brian Marshall, Mikhail Rodionov, Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle, Martine Vanhove and Jerzy Zdanowski

Dead Sea Level
Dead Sea Level

Author: Haim Goren

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2011-02-28

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0857719394

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In the nineteenth century The Dead Sea and the Tigris-Euphrates river system had great political significance: the one as a possible gateway for a Russian invasion of Egypt, the other as a potentially faster route to India. This is the traditional explanation for the presence of the international powers in the region. This important new book questions this view. Through a study of two important projects of the time - international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India - Professor Goren shows how other forces than the interests of empire, were involved. He reveals the important role played by private individuals and establishes a wealth of new connections between the key players; and he reveals for the first time an important Irish nexus. The resulting work adds an important new dimension to our existing understanding of this period.

Shaikhdoms of Eastern Arabia
Shaikhdoms of Eastern Arabia

Author: P. Lienhardt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2001-03-20

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0333985273

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This pioneering study captures the traditional social, economic and political systems of the Arab sheikhdoms of the Gulf. It represents a unique and in-depth insight into the complex and varied cultural patterns of the Arabs, Persians and the people of the East African Coast in the 1950s, before the advent of oil wealth radically altered the style of life and expectations of the people living in these sheikdoms. In a compelling narrative Lienhardt discusses the tribal structure, relations between men and women, the economics of pearl fishing, the growth of towns and the complex relationship between the ruling sheikhs and their subjects. His findings offer a key to the understanding of the political system and the transition from the tribal to the class system. Specialists on the Gulf and Middle East, social historians and anthropologists will find a wealth of new evidence and analysis in this invaluable and accessible combination of history and anthropology.

The Maritime Traditions of the Fishermen of Socotra, Yemen
The Maritime Traditions of the Fishermen of Socotra, Yemen

Author: Julian Jansen van Rensburg

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2016-11-30

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1784914835

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This research analyses the Socotri maritime traditions and addressing the question as to how social, environmental and technological influences have shaped the maritime traditions of the fishermen of Socotra (205 nautical miles south of Yemen).