| Encounters with the Middle East: True Stories of People and Culture That Help You Understand the Region Contributor(s): Khashan, Nesreen (Editor), Bowman, Jim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1932361480 ISBN-13: 9781932361483 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Annotation: "Encounters with the Middle East" collects 30 rich, engaging travel stories that capture uplifting scenes from everyday life and deliver sensitive, bittersweet renderings of people and landscapes often shaken by conflict. This book, with black and white photographs throughout, features original takes on commonplace "things to do" for the traveler in the Middle East -- from marveling at the brilliance of the bazaars to drifting down the Nile in a "felucca." It also provides intimate portrayals of people and traditions too often absent from books on the region. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Middle East - General - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 956.04 |
| LCCN: 2007012477 |
| Series: Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.2" W x 7.99" (0.84 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Encounters with the Middle East collects 30 rich, engaging travel stories that capture uplifting scenes from everyday life and deliver sensitive, bittersweet renderings of people and landscapes often shaken by conflict. This book, with black and white photographs throughout, features original takes on commonplace things to do for the traveler in the Middle East -- from marveling at the brilliance of the bazaars to drifting down the Nile in a felucca. It also provides intimate portrayals of people and traditions too often absent from books on the region. |