{"product_id":"arabian-studies-paperback-9780521017299","title":"Arabian Studies (Paperback) 9780521017299","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eArabian Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMulti-disciplinary articles of interest to those specialising in the study of the Arabian peninsula.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. B. Serjeant (Edited by), R. L. Bidwell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521017299, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 21 July 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e204 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe articles in this volume cover a wide variety of themes, mainly in the fields of history and social anthropology, with one paper on a literary topic, making this a book of multi-disciplinary interest for those specialising in the study of the Arabian peninsula. Topics range from a beekeeping project in the Yemen Arabic Republic to weights and measures in Mecca during the late Ayyubid and Mamluk periods.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. A beekeeping project in the Yemen Arab Republic Elbert R. Jaycox and Jan Karpowicz\u003cbr\u003e 2. The carving of the rhino jambiyyah hilt in North Yemen Jan Chapman\u003cbr\u003e 3. The arrest of the British Vice-Consul in al-Hudaydah and the subsequent protection of British interests in Yemen, 1914–18 John Baldry\u003cbr\u003e 4. The indigo industry of the Yemen Jenny Balfour-Paul\u003cbr\u003e 5. Guaranty of the market at Huth Paul Dresch\u003cbr\u003e 6. Omani-Ottoman relations during the reign of Imam Ahmad ibn Sa'id, 1741–83, in the light of a recently discovered exchange of letters between the Imam and the Ottoman Sultan Mohammed Al-Zulfa\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Blunts' road to the Mu'allaqat Riad Atef Nourallah\u003cbr\u003e 8. Anglo-Ottoman confrontation in the Yemen, 1840–9 Caesar E. Farah\u003cbr\u003e 9. Notes on mystical healers in the Hugariyyah Cynthia Myntti\u003cbr\u003e 10. Weights and measures in Mecca during the late Ayyubid and Mamluk periods Richard T. Mortel\u003cbr\u003e 11. Visitors to San`a' Robin Bidwell.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006150529304,"sku":"9780521017299","price":27.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521017299i_3f166555-2cef-4a63-bc60-639809f2e65f.jpg?v=1691376729","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/arabian-studies-paperback-9780521017299","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}