Wilfred Thesiger's classic account of the eight years he spent living with the tribes people of the Marshes of Iraq. First published in 1964 to great acclaim, this book by one of the century's greatest explorers describes a way of life which lasted for thousands of years, but has now all but vanished. Travelling with his medicine boxes and his teams of canoemen around the junction between the Tigris and the Euphrates, Thesiger visited nearly every village in the Central Marshes and came to know intimately the people who inhabit this landscape of islands, lakes and waterways, living with them in their reed houses and sharing their unique way of life. He beautifully evokes the landscape and its teeming wildlife and vividly brings to life the many friends he made among the Marsh Arabs. His extraordinary photographs provide a stunning record of the last remnants of a people and their culture.
The Marsh Arabs
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Author: Wilfred Thesiger
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780002170680
Details:
Author: Wilfred Thesiger
Brand: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Edition: 2nd
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 240
Release Date: 01-12-2000
Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780002170680
