Camel

Informationen zum Autor Robert Irwin is a Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, and the Middle East editor of the The Times Literary Supplement . He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Klappentext A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as half snake, half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This book explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures, including those in places where camels are not indigenous. Zusammenfassung A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East! the camel was once unkindly described as half snake! half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This book explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures! including those in places where camels are not indigenous. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Physiology and Psychology 2 Ancestors of the Camel 3 Practical Camel 4 Camels in the Medieval World of Islam 5 The Beauty of the Beast: Literature and Art 6 The Camel's Role in History 7 Modernity's Camel Timeline of the Camel References Select Bibliography Associations and Websites Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

Product details

• Authors: Irwin, Robert Irwin, Irwin Robert
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2010
• EAN: 9781861896490
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-649-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Animal Series; Animal; Animal Series; Animal
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, NATURE / Animals / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Farm & working animals, Farm and working animals: general interest