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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN-100292707894
ISBN-139780292707894
eBay Product ID (ePID)118694
Product Key Features
Number of Pages207 Pages
Publication NameBedouin Life in the Egyptian Wilderness
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAnthropology / General
Publication Year1992
TypeTextbook
AuthorJoseph J. Hobbs
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"[Bedouin Life] succeeds handsomely as a humanist study: beliefs, values, folklore, ethnobiology are nicely treated and the natural habitat is described with a geographer's sensitive eye. It is the best book to date with respect to describing how Bedouin perceive their environment and manage their resources.... The book is a fine contribution to Middle East studies, cultural geography, arid lands ecology, and to the ethnographic literature on the Bedouins." Choice "The picture the author provides of the Khushmaan's relation to their land and its scattered riches is convincing.... Anthropologists, geographers, and even archaeologists all will find material here to interest them." Middle East Journal
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.8/9270623
Table Of ContentForeword by Leo Tregenza Preface Introduction 1. The Desert and Its People 2. Nomads and Neighbors 3. A Desert Livelihood 4. Belongings and Beliefs 5. The Bedouin Landscape 6. A Bedouin Natural History 7. Conservation and Conservatism Conclusion Appendix I. Bedouin, Latin, and English Plant and Animal Names Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisBetween the Nile River and the Red Sea, in the northern half of Egypt's Eastern Desert, live the Bedouins of the Ma'aza tribe. Joseph Hobbs lived with the Khushmaan Ma'aza clan for almost two years, gathering information for a study of traditional Bedouin life and culture. The resulting work, Bedouin Life in the Egyptian Wilderness, is the first modern ethnographic portrait of the Ma'aza Bedouins.
