A Woman in the Sahara /

A Woman in the Sahara / / Helen Gordon.

This is a fascinating travel journey through the Sahara that began in 1912, by one of the most well- traveled women of the early twentieth century. Gordon paints the picture of the Sahara and its inhabitants through the eyes of a woman.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
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Gordon, Helen,
Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2002]
©2002
Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (404 p.) :; 20
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • GLOSSARY
  • PART I. ON A PLATEAU
  • I. THE PLACE OF HAPPINESS
  • II. THE DIFFA
  • III. EL OUED
  • IV. THE GREAT FEASTS
  • V. A " NUMERO "
  • VI. THE SORCERESS
  • VII. EL HAMEL: THE "LOST TOWN"
  • VIII. FANTASIA
  • IX. AN INFALLIBLE CURE
  • X. HAFSA
  • XI. THE RITES FOR RAIN
  • XII. NAILIA
  • PART II. IN THE M'ZAB
  • XIII. THE CARAVAN ROUTE TO THE M'ZAB
  • XIV. THE ELECT OF ALLAH
  • XV. THE INTERPRETER
  • XVI. THE SACRED CITY OF THE ABADIA
  • PART III. AMONGST MOUNTAINS
  • XVII. THE MAGICIAN
  • XVIII. THE IRON MINES OF THE WESTERN ZACCAR
  • XIX. THE WIFE OF MAHOMED AZZIZI
  • XX. THE COMING OF THE BRIDE
  • XXI. THE GREAT FAST
  • XXII. A FÊTE OF RAMADHANE
  • XXIII. MEKTOUH REBBI
  • XXIV. ESSENCE OF ROSES
  • PART IV. IN CONSTANTINE
  • XXV. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ROME
  • XXVI.THE ENCHANTED PALACE OF HADJ AHMED
  • XXVII. MEMORIES OF SALAH BEY
  • XXVIII. THE DARWISHES
  • XXIX. A STROLL AND A MORNING CALL
  • XXX. THE GATE OF THE DESERT
  • XXXI. VILLAGES OF THE SOUTH
  • XXXII. DAWN AND SUNSET
  • XXXIII. THE STORY OF SI MAHMOUD SAADI; A CHILD OF MISFORTUNE
  • LIST OF BOOKS CONSULTED
  • Backmatter

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