Bedouins of the Empty Quarter

2017-07-28
 |  Social Science
Bedouins of the Empty Quarter

Author: Donald Powell Cole

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781351314626

Category: Social Science

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This volume describes Bedouins, a tribal pastoral people in eastern Saudia Arabia. This volume documents changes in their way of life, beginning in the 1930s and continuing to the 1960s, when this book originally appeared. The Empty Quarter described here is a place inhabited by a people so thoroughly devoted to their pastoral pursuits that they are referred to as nomads of the nomads. To the Al Murrah and other camel-keeping pastoralists, theirs is a rich and rewarding life. For either to survive, men and camels must live in close symbiosis. The camels provide food, fiber, and transport; man provides knowledge of available resources, of which the most precious are water and the grasses that grow where rains have fallen. In this work, Donald Powell Cole shows us that this existence more complex and intricate. There is the complex knowledge of the desert itself, its varieties, moods, and resources. Next, there is the knowledge of the camels, their needs, capacities, and the peculiarities of each animal. These different kinds of knowledge must be brought together to fully use, yet carefully conserve, scarce resources. As important is the structuring of social life. The tribesmen must have a flexible social system that enables the individual household to operate alone when the environmental situation requires. This necessitates a pattern of independence and equality. The Al Murrah live according to ancient traditions, but life is not unchanging. In 1932, Saudi Arabia became a nation and intertribal raiding and warfare was brought to an end. Cole highlights the adaptability of the Al Murrah as the desert became increasingly invaded by motor transport and oil rigs. He sees their experience as prototypical: man everywhere must attune his life to the requirements of his economy. In a place like the Arabian Desert these adjustments are most insistent. This work shows that even when these demands of the external world pervade behavior, life can remain rich and rewarding.

Filling the Empty Quarter: Declaring a Green Jihad On the Desert

2017-04-10
 |  Education
Filling the Empty Quarter: Declaring a Green Jihad On the Desert

Author: Abdulla Alshehi

Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc

ISBN: 9781483429397

Category: Education

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This Book offers out of the box ideas and the most innovative techniques in Water Harvesting & Saving technologies to help transform the Empty Quarter Desert into blooming Gardens. Chief Executive Officer to a leading environmental company in the UAE. A strong advocate of Environment issues. Received many awards related to his environmental achievements. Saved over 500 Million Liters of Water wasted in the car wash business. Inventor of “AL-Maa” concept which shall revolutionize the water harvesting science.

Rub' al Khali - The Empty Quarters - A Life Unfolds

2021-06-30
 |  Poetry
Rub' al Khali - The Empty Quarters - A Life Unfolds

Author: Shalu Sood

Publisher: One Point Six Technologies Pvt Ltd

ISBN: 9789390463329

Category: Poetry

Page: 103

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Everything that was once there but isn’t anymore is bound to leave a mark. This “Why me??” question leave all of us helpless & blank. Failures, heartbreaks it’s all there. It’s all about trying and giving a chance to ourselves, chance to smile again, to try again, to live again. Rab’ al’ Khali is a book about all of us who refuses to give up and to all those who are on the verge of deciding to bounce back or quit. We don’t know how to overcome this pain of separation & heartbreak. Sometimes all you need is a hand without being judged. It’s not only about survival but survival with your head high, survival with a smile, and survival with a belief in you.

Across This Land

2020-02-11
 |  Architecture
Across This Land

Author: John C. Hudson

Publisher: JHU Press

ISBN: 9781421437590

Category: Architecture

Page: 520

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Incorporating the latest available population and economic data, this thoroughly updated edition includes; reflections on new developments, such as resource schemes, Native governments in Atlantic Canada, and the role of climate change in the Arctic; a new section focused on the US Pacific insular territories west of Hawaii; evolving views of oil and gas production resulting from the introduction of hydraulic fracturing; revised text and maps involving agricultural production based on the 2017 Census of Agriculture; current place names; more than 130 photographsThe most extensive regional geography of the North American continent on the market, Hudson's Across This Land will continue as the standard text in geography courses dealing with Canada and the United States, as well as a popular reference work for scholars, students, and lay readers.

Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of Africa & Arabia

1989
 |  Travel
Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of Africa & Arabia

Author: David Hatcher Childress

Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press

ISBN: 0932813062

Category: Travel

Page: 428

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Join Childress as he discovers forbidden cities in the Empty Quarter of Arabia, 'Atlantean' ruins in Egypt and the Kalahari desert; a mysterious, ancient empire in the Sahara; and more. This is an extraordinary life on the road: across war torn countries Childress searches for King Solomon's Mines, living dinosaurs, the Ark of the Covenant and the solutions to the fantastic mysteries of the past.

Oman

2006
 |  Travel
Oman

Author: Diana Darke

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

ISBN: 1841621684

Category: Travel

Page: 300

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The modern coastal city of Muscat provides a gateway to scuba diving, dhow cruising and turtle watching, whilst the ancient inner regions provide ideal terrain to take a 4WD through wadis or desert. Some of the most luxurious hotels in the Middle East are in Oman, so this guide is suitable for up-market travellers and backpackers alike.

Yemen

1999
 |  Juvenile Nonfiction
Yemen

Author: Anna Hestler

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish

ISBN: 0761409564

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 134

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Presents information about the geography, history, government, and economy of this country located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula and describes many aspects of the lifestyle of its people.