The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth - Brossura

Asher, Michael

 
9780140147506: The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth

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Michael Asher, distinguished Arabist and explorer, set out to discover whether the spirit of the Bedu, the nomads of the desert, has survived into the last decade of the twentieth century. His travels took him deep into history, mythology, anthropology and philosophy, and tens of thousands of miles through the most exotic and remote locations of the Middle East. This is a vivid portrayal of a culture that has succeeded in preserving its unique traditions while adapting and surviving in the post-industrial world.

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Michael Asher has been called 'one of Britain's two greatest living desert explorers' - the other being Wilfrid Thesiger. In 1993 he won the Royal Geographical Society's Ness Award for his desert expeditions. His books are highly acclaimed and include IN SEARCH OF THE FORTY DAYS ROAD, A DESERT DIES, IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY, SHOOT TO KILL and THESIGER. He is currently working on a new biography of T. E. Lawrence. Michael Asher lives in Edinburgh.

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ISBN 10:  0670837709 ISBN 13:  9780670837700
Casa editrice: Viking, 1996
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