First published in 1987. A simple record of the author's travels in the Middle East over a period of twenty years, it is intended faithfully to reflect the region as a catalyst to the development of his own life from carefree youth to maturity and marriage.
Autorentext
Trevor Mostyn
Zusammenfassung
First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Inhalt
Preface; Chapter 1 Last pasha at the Golden Hotel; Chapter 2 Hobo on the run; Chapter 3 Bad tempers in the Hoggar; Chapter 4 The feminine battle of Algiers; Chapter 5 Sharing salt in Saudi Arabia; Chapter 6 Oh Arabia - my new-found-land; Chapter 7 Saudi Arabia - the gloamings; Chapter 8 A noisy night in Beirut; Chapter 9 Chewing over affairs of state; Chapter 10 Through the singing valleys of Yemen; Chapter 11 Beirut's death ring tightens; Chapter 12 Entering the tempest; Chapter 13 The tidy wives of the Gulf; Chapter 14 A belle époque in crumbling Cairo; Chapter 15 Shoot-out on the beach; Chapter 16 No riots, please, we're British;