Drinking Arak Off an Ayatollah's Beard : A Journey Through the - Inside-out Worlds of Iran and Afghanistan

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Jubber has travelled in the Middle East, Central Asia, North and East Africa and across Europe. Along the way, he has worked as a teacher, carpet-washer and even had a stint as a tannery assistant. He has written three previous books, The Timbuktu School for Nomads , The Prester Quest (winner of the Dolman Travel Book Award) and Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard (shortlisted for the Dolman Award). He has written for numerous publications, including the Guardian , Observer , Globe and Mail , Irish Times and BBC History . Klappentext A journey through modern Iran and Afghanistan that sheds light on present conflicts by tapping the most surprising of sources--a thousand-year-old epic poem Zusammenfassung A journey through modern Iran and Afghanistan that sheds light on present conflicts by tapping the most surprising of sources--a thousand-year-old epic poem

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Jubber, Jubber Nicholas
• Publisher: Dacapo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.2010
• EAN: 9780306818844
• ISBN: 978-0-306-81884-4
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, TRAVEL / Middle East / General, TRAVEL / Asia / Central