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A Winter in Arabia: A Journey Through Yemen

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A Winter in Arabia: A Journey Through Yemen

One of the most unconventional and courageous explorers of her time, Freya Stark chronicled her extraordinary Travels in the Near East, establishing herself as a twentieth century heroine.
A Winter in Arabia recounts her 1937-8 expedition in what is now Yemen, a journey which helped secure her reputation not only as a great travel writer, but also as a first-rate geographer, historian, and archaeologist. There, in the land whose "nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendor," she and two companions spent a winter in search of an ancient South Arabian city.

Offering rare glimpses of life behind the veil-the subtleties of business and social conduct, the elaborate beauty rituals of the women, and the bitter animosities between rival tribes, Freya Stark conveys the "perpetual charm of Arabia ... that the traveler finds his own level there simply as a human being."

Country	USA
Author	Freya Stark
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Overlook TP
EAN	9781590206461
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1590206460
Label	The Overlook Press
Manufacturer	The Overlook Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	326
PublicationDate	2011-03-23
Publisher	The Overlook Press
Studio	The Overlook Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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