Yemen
Overlook · Hardcover · March 20, 2000
Arguably the most fascinating and least understood country in the Arab world, Yemen has a way of attracting comment that ranges from the superficial to the wildly fantastic.
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- Who it’s for
- Read Yemen against the stories told about it, from medieval wonders to today’s headlines.
- Genres
- Middle East Travel, Arabian Peninsula History, Travel Writing
- Published
- Overlook, March 20, 2000
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Arguably the most fascinating and least understood country in the Arab world, Yemen has a way of attracting comment that ranges from the superficial to the wildly fantastic. A country long regarded by classical geographers as a fabulous land where flying serpents guarded sacred incense groves, while medieval Arab visitors told tales of disappearing islands and menstruating mountains.
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Our current ideas of this country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula have been hijacked by images of the terrorist strongholds, drone attacks, and diplomatic tensions. But, as Mackintosh-Smith reminds us in this newly updated book, there is another Arabia. Yemen may be a part of Arabia, but it is like no place on earth.
Beyond the Headlines
Read Yemen against the stories told about it, from medieval wonders to today’s headlines.
Come here for
- A view of Yemen beyond familiar headlines
- The tension between fantastical old tales and modern assumptions
Expect
- A layered portrait of a country often misunderstood
- A reminder that Yemen is part of Arabia, yet unlike anywhere else
Where it sits
| Middle East Travel | 77% |
|---|---|
| Arabian Peninsula History | 46% |
| Travel Writing | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military History
- Authors
- Tim Mackintosh-Smith
- Publisher
- Overlook
- Published
- March 20, 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Military History