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In Search of the Nomads: An English Obsession from Hester Stanhope to Bruce Chatwin
In Search of the Nomads An English Obsession from Hester Stanhope to Bruce Chatwin
Author: John Ure
From time immemorial "the tradition of the campfire has faced that of the pyramid": settled peoples have contemplated nomads with a mixture of fascination, envy, disdain and fear. The English-speaking world seems to have had a particular obsession with certain nomadic peoples, stemming often from their own wanderlust and admiration for the unfet...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781841193083
ISBN-10: 1841193089
Publication Date: 11/14/2003
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Constable
Book Type: Hardcover
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