1st Edition

The Syrian Desert Caravans, Travel and Explorations

By Christina Phelps Grant Copyright 2003
    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    470 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 2007, This historical survey written by a scholar and traveller gives the reader a well informed and readable account of an area of the world which has held and still holds a most significant geographical location in the Middle East - both culturally and commercially. Topics covered include - the bedouin trouble in the area, their origins and organization, ancient and medieval trade, early travellers, accounts of the important Altar of Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad, Al Wasera, the caravan, state, the 'hajj', and much more.

    CHAPTER I: THE SYRIAN DESERT AND ITS INHABITANTS, CHAPTER II: CHANNELS OF ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL TRADE, CHAPTER III: TRAVELLERS AND EXPLORERS OF THE SYRIAN DESERT, CHAPTER IV: THE MERCHANT CARAVANS, CHAPTER V: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY TRAVELĀ· ACROSS THE DESERT, CHAPTER VI: PRIVATE CARAVANS OF THE GREAT DESERT ROUTE, CHAPTER VII: THE GREAT HAJJ CARAVANS, CHAPTER VIII: ELEVEN CENTURIES OF POSTAL SERVICE, CHAPTER IX: THE ERA OF MECHANICAL TRANSPORT, APPENDICES, INDEX

    Biography

    Christina Phelps Grant