Arabian Studies
Multi-disciplinary articles of interest to those specialising in the study of the Arabian peninsula.
R. B. Serjeant (Edited by), R. L. Bidwell (Edited by)
9780521017299, Cambridge University Press
Paperback / softback, published 21 July 2005
204 pages
21.5 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.28 kg
The articles in this volume cover a wide variety of themes, mainly in the fields of history and social anthropology, with one paper on a literary topic, making this a book of multi-disciplinary interest for those specialising in the study of the Arabian peninsula. Topics range from a beekeeping project in the Yemen Arabic Republic to weights and measures in Mecca during the late Ayyubid and Mamluk periods.
1. A beekeeping project in the Yemen Arab Republic Elbert R. Jaycox and Jan Karpowicz
2. The carving of the rhino jambiyyah hilt in North Yemen Jan Chapman
3. The arrest of the British Vice-Consul in al-Hudaydah and the subsequent protection of British interests in ]
Arabian Studies
Multi-disciplinary articles of interest to those specialising in the study of the Arabian peninsula.
R. B. Serjeant (Edited by), R. L. Bidwell (Edited by)
9780521017299, Cambridge University Press
Paperback / softback, published 21 July 2005
204 pages
21.5 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.28 kg
The articles in this volume cover a wide variety of themes, mainly in the fields of history and social anthropology, with one paper on a literary topic, making this a book of multi-disciplinary interest for those specialising in the study of the Arabian peninsula. Topics range from a beekeeping project in the Yemen Arabic Republic to weights and measures in Mecca during the late Ayyubid and Mamluk periods.
1. A beekeeping project in the Yemen Arab Republic Elbert R. Jaycox and Jan Karpowicz
2. The carving of the rhino jambiyyah hilt in North Yemen Jan Chapman
3. The arrest of the British Vice-Consul in al-Hudaydah and the subsequent protection of British interests in ]
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