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by Frank Edwards, Helion & Co., Solihull, 2004. Pp. ix + 180. Illus. Maps. Bibliog. Index. Glossary. Append. Hb. £29.95. ISBN 1-874622-96-5.
In the foreword to his book Frank Edwards modestly denies any pretensions to scholarship; his account, he insists, is ‘a story told in a personal way and…
by Linda Boxberger
State University of New York Press, 2002. Pp. xix + 292. Illus. Append. Notes. Maps. Bibliog. Index. Pb. £17. ISBN 0-7914-5218-2.
This book is, without doubt, a unique contribution to Hadhrami studies. Painstakingly researched, it is marked by a discernible sincerity in approach…
Warriors of Arabia: Memoirs of a Medical Officer in Aden and Beyond by Franco Grima, privately published, Malta, 2009. Pp. 234. Illus. Maps. Glossary. Bibliog. Index. Pb. €30. ISBN 978-99932-0-684-2. (Obtainable from author: email address:francogrima@onvol.net)
This enthralling memoir covers the…
Ein Jude im Dienst des Imams: Der erfolgreiche Geschäftsmann Israel Subayri by Yosef Tobi, Vol. VII of Mare Erythraeum, Staatliches Museum fur Völkerkunde, München, J. H. Röll Verlag, Dettelbach, 2008. Pp. 168. 14 b/w illus. Hb. €89. 90. ISBN 978-3-89754-265-5.
There have been many studies on…
by Glencairn Balfour Paul
I. B. Tauris, 2006. Pp.xix + 329. Illus. Maps. Index. Hb. £20. ISBN 1-84511-151-6.
These are not your average diplomatic memoirs – but then Glen Balfour Paul is not your average diplomat. For a start he spent much of his career, (and about a quarter of this book) in the…
by Catherine Cheung and Lyndon DeVantier; Science Editor: Kay Van Damme. Forewords byDr Abdelkareem Al Eryani and Dr Edoardo Zandri.
Published for the Socotra Conservation Fund by Odyssey Books & Guides, Hong Kong, 2006. Pp. 404. Illus. Index. Glossary. Annex. Hb. £39. 50. ISBN-13: 978-962-217-…
by Gabriele vom Bruck
Palgrave Macmillan (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion), 2005. Foreword by Fred Halliday. Pp. xix 348. Illus. Appendices. Notes. Bibliog. Glossary. Index. Hb. £42. Pb. £14. 99. ISBN 1-4039-6665-6.
Any traveller in the Islamic world from Morocco to Indonesia will inevitably…
by Michael Crouch, with a foreword by General Sir Charles Guthrie
Revised second edition. Rawlhouse Publishing Ltd, Western Australia, 2000. Pp. 281. Illus. Appendix. Index. Pb. ISBN 0 95874064 X.
This is a revised and updated edition of his book first published by the Radcliffe Press in 1993 and…
by Ja’far bin Muhammad al-Saqqaf and Ali bin Anis bin Hassan al-Kaff.
Arabic. Published by Tarim lil-dirasat wa al-nishr, Hadhramaut, 2007 (tel: 418888). Pp. 302. lllus. Appendices. Pb.
This book celebrates the life and achievements of Sayyid Abu Bakr bin Sheikh al- Kaff (1887–1965) whose personal…
by Mary Quin
Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh and London, 2005. Pp.240. Maps. Appendix. Illus. Hb. £16.99. ISBN 1-84596-018-1.
Hostage taking has a long tradition in Yemen. Sons of tribal leaders were semi-permanent ‘guests’ of early twentieth century Imams, held (and fed and educated) in the…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
