An essay on Arab history, life and culture. It moves from pre-Islamic Arabia to 20th-century Morocco, from theology to linguistics, from desert oasis to urban slum, from poetry to the politics of oil, presenting a synoptic portrait of a civilization in the grip of change.
- ISBN10 0863560156
- ISBN13 9780863560156
- Publish Date 14 February 2001 (first published 18 November 1983)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Saqi Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English