Camels in the Sky : Travels in Arabia
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0199489424
ISBN-13
9780199489428
Publisher
OUP India
Imprint
OUP India
Country of Manufacture
IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 8th, 2020
Print length
214 Pages
Weight
250 grams
Dimensions
14.10 x 22.10 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Memoirs
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Camels in the Sky is an account of a journalist's travels from a rain-rich, tropical part of the world to a decade long discovery of the harsh and forbidding life in the great Arabian desert, pejoratively called the 'Empty Quarter'.
A unique tour of the largest sand desert in the world. The name Rub ''ul Khali (Empty Quarter) belies the immense diversity and life it harbours, says the author who lived and toured the Arabian deserts for over thirteen years as a journalist. A compulsive traveler since his student days, Ahamed describes in lyrical prose the history, pre-history, archaeology, legends, folklore and travails of the émigré Asian work force that tames the harsh desert. The book is perhaps the first Arabian travelogue by an Indian which takes a comprehensive view of Arabia beyond the Hajj to Mecca, which is guided anyway. It is probably witnessing the swansong of the fabled Bedouin culture in the wake of the oil tide that is distorting the Arab culture alongside the changing landscape. A valuable guide for the Saudi-bound.
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