New Arabian Studies Volume 3 (Volume 3) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0859894797 ISBN 13: 9780859894791

Publisher: University of Exeter Press, 1996

Synopsis

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.

Contributions by
Hussein Abdullah al-Amri, Sami al-Sakkar, Ahmad 'Umar Al-Zayla'i, Charles Beckingham, Paolo M. Costa, W. J. Donaldson, Walter Dostal, Paul Dresch, Ronald E. Kon, H. T. Norris, Venetia Porter, Mikhail Rodionov, Jacques Ryckmans, Avihai Shivtiel, J.R. Smart, Clive Smith, G. Rex Smith, Yasir Suleiman and Daniel Martin Varisco

About this title

About the Author:

G. Rex Smith is retired and was previously Professor of Arabic, University of Manchester B.R. Pridham is the former Director of the Centre for Arab Gulf Studies, University of Exeter. J.R. Smart is retired and was previously a lecturer in Arabic, University of Exeter

Review:

“The standard is high and the spread impressive . . . Anyone concerned with Arabia will find things of interest here . . . Though the journal avoids current politics, the contributions are also valuable in following new events.” –Asian Affairs

(Asian Affairs)

“It is strongly recommended that anyone interested in Arabia subscribe to this annual volume.” –Yemen Update

(Yemen Update)

“The cement that holds this wonderful, widely diverse collection together is the superb editorial treatment: transliteration and transcription from the Arabic uniformly accurate; the English context soundly standardized and regularized, and the illustrative material clearly reproduced.” –Journal of Semitic Studies, Vol. XLIII, No. 1, Spring 1998

(Journal of Semitic Studies)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0859894797
• ISBN 13: 9780859894791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 210
• Editor: Pridham B.R., Smart J.R., Smith G. Rex