New Arabian Studies Volume 5

Edited by G. Rex Smith Edited by J.R. Smart Edited by B.R. Pridham Contributions by Hussein Abdullah al-Amri Contributions by Hamid I. Al-Mazrou Contributions by W. J. Donaldson Contributions by Ali Tigani ElMahi Contributions by Caesar E. Farah Contributions by Ulrike Freitag Contributions by David Insall Contributions by Eric Macro Contributions by Hanne Schönig

Book cover: New Arabian Studies Volume 5

Extent: 204 pages

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies

Series: New Arabian Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(March 2000)

ISBN: 9780859896450

5.91 x 9.02 inches

Price: $97.00

On back order

New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion.


New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. It provides authoritative information intended to appeal to both the specialist and general reader. Both the traditional and the modern aspects of Arabia are covered, excluding contemporary controversial politics.


Contents: Review notice "Arabian Diversions: Studies on the Dialects of Arabia", Bruce Ingham; some notes on two Yemeni contemporary documents, Hussain al-Amri; the ibex hunt in the rock art of Oman, Ali Tigani ElMahi; smuggling and international politics in the Red Sea in the late Ottoman period, Caesar E. Farah; wise man control wasteful women - documents on "customs and traditions" in the Kathiri state archives, Say'un, Ulrike Freitag; four English artists at Aden 1839-1847, Eric Macro; the small long-handled axes of Oman, David Insall; erythraean ichthyophagi - Arabian fish eaters observed, W.J. Donaldson; the canon and proportion of pre-Islamic Arabian sculptures, Hamid I. Mazroo.


  • Edited by G. Rex Smith
  • Edited by J.R. Smart
  • Edited by B.R. Pridham
  • Contributions by Hussein Abdullah al-Amri
  • Contributions by Hamid I. Al-Mazrou
  • Contributions by W. J. Donaldson
  • Contributions by Ali Tigani ElMahi
  • Contributions by Caesar E. Farah
  • Contributions by Ulrike Freitag
  • Contributions by David Insall
  • Contributions by Eric Macro
  • Contributions by Hanne Schönig

"The standard is high and the spread impressive ... Anyone concerned with Arabia will find things of interest here." Asian Affairs "The contributions are consistent in their scholarly level and the editors deserve congratulation on their judicious choice of material for inclusion." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
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"The standard is high and the spread impressive . . . Anyone concerned with Arabia will find things of interest here." Asian Affairs "The contributions are consistent in their scholarly level and the editors deserve congratulation on their judicious choice of material for inclusion." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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