A winter in Arabia

Book Cover
Average Rating
Author:
Publisher:
Overlook Press
Pub. Date:
2002
Language:
English
Description
One of the most unconventional and courageous explorers of her time, Freya Stark chronicled her extraordinary Travels in the Near East, establishing herself as a Twentieth Century heroine. A Winter in Arabia recounts her 1937-8 expedition in what is now Yemen, a journey which helped secure her reputation not only as a great travel writer, but also as a first-rate geographer, historian, and archaeologist. There, in the land whose "nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendor," she and two companions spent a winter in search of an ancient South Arabian city. Offering rare glimpses of life behind the veil-the subtleties of business and social conduct, the elaborate beauty rituals of the women, and the bitter animosities between rival tribes-Freya Stark conveys the "perpetual charm of Arabia... that the traveler finds his own level there simply as a human being."
Also in This Series
More Like This
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
More Details
Contributors:
ISBN:
9781585672905
9781468302349
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID9afef5a3-4bef-82e3-a3cd-d08268f71385
Grouping Titlewinter in arabia
Grouping Authorfreya stark
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2024-03-01 17:58:47PM
Last Indexed2024-03-27 23:10:52PM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Stark, Freya
author2-role
hoopla digital
author_display
Stark, Freya
available_at_salida
Salida Regional Library
detailed_location_salida
SRL Adult Nonfiction Staff Retrieval
display_description
One of the most unconventional and courageous explorers of her time, Freya Stark chronicled her extraordinary Travels in the Near East, establishing herself as a Twentieth Century heroine. A Winter in Arabia recounts her 1937-8 expedition in what is now Yemen, a journey which helped secure her reputation not only as a great travel writer, but also as a first-rate geographer, historian, and archaeologist. There, in the land whose "nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendor," she and two companions spent a winter in search of an ancient South Arabian city. Offering rare glimpses of life behind the veil-the subtleties of business and social conduct, the elaborate beauty rituals of the women, and the bitter animosities between rival tribes-Freya Stark conveys the "perpetual charm of Arabia... that the traveler finds his own level there simply as a human being."
format_category_salida
Books
format_salida
Book
id
9afef5a3-4bef-82e3-a3cd-d08268f71385
isbn
9781468302349
9781585672905
itype_salida
Book
last_indexed
2024-03-28T05:10:52.991Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_salida
915.3 STA(Staff Retrieval)
owning_library_salida
Salida Regional Library
owning_location_salida
Salida Regional Library
primary_isbn
9781585672905
publishDate
2002
2011
publisher
ABRAMS, Inc
Abrams
Overlook Press
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Autobiographies
Electronic books
Stark, Freya -- Travel -- Yemen (Republic) -- Ḥaḍramawt (Province)
Travel
Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen : Province) -- Description and travel
title_display
A winter in Arabia
title_full
A Winter in Arabia [electronic resource] / Freya Stark
A winter in Arabia / Freya Stark
title_short
A winter in Arabia
topic_facet
Description and travel
Electronic books
Stark, Freya
Travel

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
hoopla:MWT12462313Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeBookeBook1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12462313?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
hoopla:MWT15362431Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeBookeBook1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15362431?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
ils:.b21744804.i67899377SRL Adult Nonfiction Staff Retrieval915.3 STA(Staff Retrieval)1falsefalseOn ShelfDec 19, 2019srnfa

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
hoopla:MWT12462313eBookeBookEnglishAbrams20111 online resource (326 pages)
hoopla:MWT15362431eBookeBookEnglishABRAMS, Inc20111 online resource (333 pages)
ils:.b21744804BookBooksEnglishOverlook Press2002viii, 320 pages : map ; 22 cm

scoping_details_salida

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesLocal Url
ils:.b21744804.i67899377On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetrue2, 4, 260, 5, 261, 6, 262, 7, 263, 8, 264, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 188, 189, 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198