@book{298,
  author = {Jibr{\={a}}ʾil Jabbur},
  editor = {Lawrence Conrad and Suhayl Jabbur},
  title = {The Bedouins and the Desert: Aspects of Nomadic Life in the Arab East},
  abstract = {<p>Translated and edited by Lawrence I. Conrad, Ph.D. 1981</p>

<p>An extensively illustrated account of traditional bedouin life in the Arab east that extends from desert wildlife and lore on the camel to marriage customs and the history of the enigmatic tribe of Slayb.</p>

<p><strong>Contents</strong></p>

<p>List of Illustrations<br>
	List of Tables<br>
	Translator{\textquoteright}s Note<br>
	Preface<br>
	Introduction</p>

<p>1. The Desert Homeland</p>

<p>2. Trees and Plants of the Desert</p>

<p>3. Carnivorous Desert~Animals</p>

<p>4. Herbivorous Desert Animals</p>

<p>5. Desert Birds</p>

<p>6. Desert Reptiles and Insects</p>

<p>7. Domesticated Animals in the Desert</p>

<p>8. The Camel</p>

<p>9. The Bedouin{\textquoteright}s Tent</p>

<p>10. The Arab Bedouin and His Tribes</p>

<p>11. The Tribal Order</p>

<p>12. The Bedouin Character</p>

<p>13. Bedouin Appearance, Dress, and Adornment</p>

<p>14. Raiding and the Brother-Right</p>

<p>15. The Bedouins and the Hunt</p>

<p>16. The Bedouins and Religion</p>

<p>17. Education and Cultural Life</p>

<p>18. Nomads of the Nomads: the Slayb</p>

<p>19. The History of the Bedouins in Northern Arabia</p>

<p>20. The Transformation of Bedouin Life</p>

<p>Appendices</p>

<p>Bibliography of Works Cited</p>

<p>Index</p>

<p>~<strong>Reviews</strong><br><br>
	"I need scarcely say how important this book{\textquoteright}s subject is for anyone who wishes to understand the society and culture of the Arab peoples. There have been a number of important studies in European languages about aspects of this subject, and some valuable reports by western travelers, but in my opinion Jibrail Jabbur{\textquoteright}s book goes beyond them. It is based on a unique variety of sources: the works of Arab historians as well as European scholars and travelers; Arabic poems (of which Professor Jabbur had a remarkable knowledge), and his own personal observations during a long life which began on the edge of the Syrian desert." -- Albert Hourani, author of <em>A History of the Arab Peoples</em><br><br>
	"This book is above all a mine of detailed information about many aspects of bedouin life and about the physical environment in which the bedouin live....The interplay of recent/ethnographic detail and information drawn from ancient Arabic poetry and other literary sources is remarkable....All in all, it is an invaluable compilation and synthesis of material on a rapidly vanishing way of life." -- Fred Donner, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago</p>
 },
  year = {1995},
  journal = {SUNY series in Near Eastern studies },
  publisher = {State University of New York Press},
  address = {Albany},
  isbn = {0791428516},
  language = {eng},
}