Arabia: Sand, Sea, Sky

By Michael McKinnon

The Arabian peninsula is a vast and diverse land full of surprises. The traditional Western view, reinforced by literature and films, is of a forbidding monotonous region, dominated by deserts. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0563361069
• ISBN13: 9780563361060
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

An interesting view of a curious land.

As a frequent visitor to the Middle East, I have made it my business to learn something about the various countries, the peoples and their customs in addition to the local flora and fauna. Of course, my main interest is the underwater world in general and it's many outstanding shipwrecks in particular. Whilst there is plenty of published material about both the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea, finding other information - that is both accurate and up-to-date, is not always easy. In this book, the author skilfully avoids the conflicts which have beset the region for the past 100 years or more and concentrates on the ecology. Portraying the haunting deserts with their unique flora and curious creatures alongside mountains bedecked with juniper and inhabited by even more curious - and often dangerous, creatures, this author has done an excellent job of bringing the various habitats to life. With the inclusion of chapters on both the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, this is as complete a work on the subject as one would hope to find and is also a most interesting read. NM