Arabian SandsPenguin, 02.01.2008 - 400 Seiten Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger's record of his extraordinary journey through the parched "Empty Quarter" of Arabia. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Thesiger was repulsed by the softness and rigidity of Western life-"the machines, the calling cards, the meticulously aligned streets." In the spirit of T. E. Lawrence, he set out to explore the deserts of Arabia, traveling among peoples who had never seen a European and considered it their duty to kill Christian infidels. His now-classic account is invaluable to understanding the modern Middle East. |
Inhalt
Introduction by Rory Stewart List of Maps | |
Preface | |
Preface to the 1991 Reprint | |
Foreword | |
Prologue | |
Abyssinia and the Sudan | |
Prelude in Dhaufar | |
The Sands of Ghanim | |
Return to Salala | |
From Salala to Mukalla | |
Preparations for a Second Crossing | |
The Second Crossing of the Empty Quarter | |
From Sulaiyil to Abu Dhabi | |
The Trucial Coast | |
A Holiday in Buraimi | |
The Quicksands of Umm al Samim | |
Secret Preparations at Salala | |
The Approach to the Empty Quarter | |
On the Edge of the Empty Quarter | |
The First Crossing of the Empty Quarter | |
The Wahiba Sands | |
The Closing Door | |
Arabic and Botanical Names of Plants Mentioned in the Book | |
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agreed already animals answered Arabia Arabs arrived asked Bait Kathir Bedu bin Kabina brought called camels camp carried Christian clothes coast coffee cold companions covered crossed dark dates desert drink dunes Duru Empty Quarter eyes face feet fire five followed four gave Ghabaisha give grazing Hadhramaut hand head heard hundred journey Kabina Kamam killed knew later leave lived looked meat meet miles milk months morning mountains moved Muhammad Musallim never night once party passed plain raid rain Rashid reached realized refused remained riding rifle rode round Saar Salala Salim sand saying seemed seen sheikhs side sitting soon southern started stopped Sultan talk thought told took town tracks travelled tribes turned valley village visited Wadi walked watched Zayid