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Arabia

Arabia

Last updated: November 15, 2023

    The best books on Desert Nations, recommended by Jo Tatchell

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    The best books on Desert Nations - Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger

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    Arabian Sands
    by Wilfred Thesiger
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    The best books on Desert Nations - Sultan in Oman by Jan Morris

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    Sultan in Oman
    by Jan Morris
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    The best books on Desert Nations - The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles

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    The Sheltering Sky
    by Paul Bowles
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    The best books on Desert Nations - Daughter of the Desert by Georgina Howell

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    Daughter of the Desert
    by Georgina Howell
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    The best books on Desert Nations - Dubai by Christopher Davidson

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    Dubai
    by Christopher Davidson

    • The author explains the allure of desert nations, through a discussion of books including Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger and Sultan In Oman by Jan Morris

  • The best books on Desert Nations - Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
  • The best books on Desert Nations - Sultan in Oman by Jan Morris
  • The best books on Desert Nations - The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
  • The best books on Desert Nations - Daughter of the Desert by Georgina Howell
  • The best books on Desert Nations - Dubai by Christopher Davidson

The best books on Desert Nations, recommended by Jo Tatchell

The author explains the allure of desert nations, through a discussion of books including Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger and Sultan In Oman by Jan Morris

The best books on Desert Nations, recommended by Jo Tatchell

    The best books on The Arabs, recommended by Eugene Rogan

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    The best books on The Arabs - Travel in Syria and the Holy Land by John Lewis Burckhardt

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    Travel in Syria and the Holy Land
    by John Lewis Burckhardt
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    The best books on The Arabs - An Imam in Paris by Rifa'a Rafi' al-Tahtawi & translated and introduced by Daniel L Newman

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    An Imam in Paris
    by Rifa'a Rafi' al-Tahtawi & translated and introduced by Daniel L Newman
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    The best books on The Arabs - One Palestine, Complete by Tom Segev

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    One Palestine, Complete
    by Tom Segev
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    The best books on The Arabs - Pity the Nation by Robert Fisk

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    Pity the Nation
    by Robert Fisk
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    The best books on The Arabs - A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani

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    A History of the Arab Peoples
    by Albert Hourani

    • Eugene Rogan is Director of the Middle East Centre at Oxford University. His research focuses on the social and economic history of the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire and the Arab states in the 20th century.

  • The best books on The Arabs - Travel in Syria and the Holy Land by John Lewis Burckhardt
  • The best books on The Arabs - An Imam in Paris by Rifa'a Rafi' al-Tahtawi & translated and introduced by Daniel L Newman
  • The best books on The Arabs - One Palestine, Complete by Tom Segev
  • The best books on The Arabs - Pity the Nation by Robert Fisk
  • The best books on The Arabs - A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani

The best books on The Arabs, recommended by Eugene Rogan

Eugene Rogan is Director of the Middle East Centre at Oxford University. His research focuses on the social and economic history of the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire and the Arab states in the 20th century.

The best books on The Arabs, recommended by Eugene Rogan

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