Author: John Fleming Wilson
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Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Scouts of the Desert
Author: John Fleming Wilson
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Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Infantry
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Category : Infantry
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Category : Infantry
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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The California Desert
Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. California State Office
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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California Desert
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
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Category : California Desert National Conservation Area (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Category : California Desert National Conservation Area (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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California Desert
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
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Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Languages : en
Pages : 608
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The Ways of the Desert
Author: Eugène Daumas
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292733895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The Ways of the Desert, translated from the French, offers an introduction to the North African Arab nomads—their way of life, customs, dress, and religion. The companion to this volume, The Horses of the Sahara, provides a detailed description and history of the great breeds of Arab horses. While part of this book is devoted to descriptions of the various animals that are both hunted and used for hunting, its appeal goes well beyond its attraction for those with a special interest in the lore of desert hunt and chase. General Daumas and his major collaborator-informant, the Emir Abd-el-Kader, together provide sensitive insights into the total culture of the North African desert people of the nineteenth century. Both spiritual and material aspects of desert life are encompassed in this work, which ranges from translations of Arab poetry to descriptions of the uses of the fat and remains of the ostrich. The patterns of conviction and conduct described form an important part of the rich cultural heritage of the modern Maghreb nations. The way of life described in this book is often presented from what comes very close to being an inside point of view. Occasionally Daumas feels obliged to disapprove of certain practices or beliefs or to criticize his Arab friends, but in large part his underlying sympathy for the Arab people permits his informants to speak clearly through his pen. General Melchior Joseph Eugene Daumas took part in the conquest of Algeria by France and, for his distinguished service, was named Director of the Bureau of Algerian Affairs in the French Ministry of War. During the campaigns and the occupation that followed, he studied and attempted to understand the native peoples with an objectivity and sympathy unusual among the colonialists of the period. He recorded a way of life that has changed much since the nineteenth century, and much of what he recorded has since been lost. His account, as well as being an important source for the historian and ethnographer, provides for the general reader a fascinating record of the vanishing ways of the desert.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292733895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The Ways of the Desert, translated from the French, offers an introduction to the North African Arab nomads—their way of life, customs, dress, and religion. The companion to this volume, The Horses of the Sahara, provides a detailed description and history of the great breeds of Arab horses. While part of this book is devoted to descriptions of the various animals that are both hunted and used for hunting, its appeal goes well beyond its attraction for those with a special interest in the lore of desert hunt and chase. General Daumas and his major collaborator-informant, the Emir Abd-el-Kader, together provide sensitive insights into the total culture of the North African desert people of the nineteenth century. Both spiritual and material aspects of desert life are encompassed in this work, which ranges from translations of Arab poetry to descriptions of the uses of the fat and remains of the ostrich. The patterns of conviction and conduct described form an important part of the rich cultural heritage of the modern Maghreb nations. The way of life described in this book is often presented from what comes very close to being an inside point of view. Occasionally Daumas feels obliged to disapprove of certain practices or beliefs or to criticize his Arab friends, but in large part his underlying sympathy for the Arab people permits his informants to speak clearly through his pen. General Melchior Joseph Eugene Daumas took part in the conquest of Algeria by France and, for his distinguished service, was named Director of the Bureau of Algerian Affairs in the French Ministry of War. During the campaigns and the occupation that followed, he studied and attempted to understand the native peoples with an objectivity and sympathy unusual among the colonialists of the period. He recorded a way of life that has changed much since the nineteenth century, and much of what he recorded has since been lost. His account, as well as being an important source for the historian and ethnographer, provides for the general reader a fascinating record of the vanishing ways of the desert.
California Desert
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Armor
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Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Boys' Life
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Desert Warfare
Author: Bennet Burleigh
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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