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by Muhammad Mahfoudh Saleh bin Sumaida', Wahdain Press, Mukalla, 2011. Arabic. Pp. 224. Illus. Appendix. References.
This book on one of the key indigenous military figures to play a role in Hadhrami affairs during its recent modern history, is long overdue. His career began with the accession of…
by Qais Ghanem, iUniverse, Bloomington (www.iuniverse.com), 2012. Pp. 306. Pb. $14.78. ISBN: 978-1-4697-9626-0.
This book is fiction inspired by real life characters and locations. Aden College, a real place that hardly features in the story, is worth knowing about.1 The measured dialogue tells a…
by Jean de La Roque. First published in French in 1715; facsimile reprint of the 1732 English translation with an introduction by Carl Phillips, The Oleander Press, Cambridge, 2004. Pp. xxiv + 396. Illus. Map. Bibliog. Hb. £45/US$67.50/{67.50. ISBN 0-906672-50-3.
Jean de La Roque (1661–1743)…
Published by Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Mediterranée (No. 121-122), Éditions Édisud, Aix-en-Provence, 2008. Illus. Maps. Annual subscription: Eur 53.50. FR ISSN 0997-1327.
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This compilation contains thirteen articles by scholars from various disciplines who…
by Khadija Al-Salami with Charles Hoots, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2003. Pp. viii + 386. Illus. Chronology. Glossary. Bibliog. Index. Hb. £16.99. ISBN 0-470-86725-6.
This is the inspirational account of a remarkable woman, who has survived all odds to educate herself and pursue a career in the…
Roads to Nowhere: A South Arabian Odyssey, 1960-65 by John Harding. Arabian Publishing Ltd, 2009. Pp. xxiii + 311. Illus. Bibliog. Index. Hb. £30. ISBN: 978-0-955894-2-4.
In a short appendix to Without Glory in Arabia - The British Retreat from Aden (2006), John Harding contributed a note entitled…
by Laurent Bonnefoy, C. Hurst & Co.(Publishers) Ltd., 2011. Pp.xxi + 307. Glossary. Bibliog. Index. Pb. ISBN: 978-1-84904-131-7.
Despite frequent sensationalist headlines, Islamist movements in Yemen – of all varieties, militant and non-militant – is a topic treated surprisingly little in…
Chris Bradley
Immel Publishing. £12.95 + 10% p&p
The need for accessible guide books to the Yemen is obvious enough given the number of tourists who visit the country, and the relative inaccessibility of specialist literature. Chris Bradley attempts to meet the needs of the visitor with a…
by Vitaly Naumkin, The Oleander Press Ltd, 2004. Pp. xix + 393. Illus. Notes. Bibliog. Index. Map. Hb. £30. ISBN 0-906672-70-8.
For someone who worked for the British government in the ill-fated South Arabian Federation this is an especially fascinating book. Professor Naumkin has produced an…
Sous la direction de François Burgat
Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sana’a (CFAS), 2004. Pp.315. French/Arabic text. Illus. Chronology. Hb. £25. ISBN 2-909194-07-8.
One of the most enjoyable discoveries in this book are the photographs of Sana’a under snow: barefooted…
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
