Bedouin: Nomads of the Desert - Softcover

Keohane, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856265455 ISBN 13: 9781856265454

Publisher: Kyle Cathie, 2003

Synopsis

A lavish photographic record of an ancient culture in transition.

About this title

From the Publisher:

For centuries, the Bedu have herded their livestock across the inhospitable deserts of the Middle East, their scattered goat–hair tents the only signs of habitation in an otherwise barren landscape. In this remarkable photographic essay, Alan Keohane keenly observes the details of nomadic life, from the everyday chores of cooking and collecting water to the more exotic tasks of weaving, moving camps, and celebrating feasts. The life of the Bedouin is rich in color and culture, but this book also shows a people struggling to maintain their age–old bonds with desert and tradition in the face of the encroaching demands of the 20th century. Alan Keohane’s photographs have appeared in major publications throughout Europe. Among his previous books is The Berbers of Morocco.

About the Author:

Alan Keohane has travelled widely in the Middle East and North Africa, beginning as a child in Libya. His has contributed articles and photographic essays to the major newspapers and magazines throughout Britain and Europe. His photographs have also been exhibited in a number of galleries in London, and at the Edinburgh Festival. Alan Keohane now lives in Marrakech, which he uses as a base for his continuing travels in the Arab world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kyle Cathie
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1856265455
• ISBN 13: 9781856265454
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176