Ibn Saud : the desert warrior and his legacy
Darlow, Michael2010
Book
Ibn Saud grew to manhood first through living the harsh traditional life of the desert nomad, a life that had changed little since the days of Abraham, and then, through a careful study during his adolescence in Kuwait, of the ways of the great imperial powers such as Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire.
Main title:
Ibn Saud : the desert warrior and his legacy / Michael Darlow and Barbara Bray.
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Imprint:
London : Quartet, 2010.
Collation:
xxvi, 598 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Maps on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780704371811 (hbk)
Dewey class:
953.8052092953.8052920SAU
Language:
English
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BRN:
269441