Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

The Sahara

3 Anmeldelser

2

Serier

14 of 8

Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Fakta

The Sahara is the quintessence of isolation, epitomizing both remoteness and severity of environment unlike any other place on the face of the earth. Replete with myths and fictions, it is a wild land, dotted with oases and camel trains trudging through sand dunes that roll like the waves on a sea, as far as the distant horizon. But this is just part of the picture. The largest desert in the world, the Sahara ranges from the river Nile running through Egypt and Sudan in the east, to the Atlantic coast from Morocco to Mauritania in the west; stretching from the Atlas Mountains and the shores of the Mediterranean in the north, to the fluid Sahelian fringe that delineates the desert in the south.

Invaders and traders have come and gone for millennia, but the Sahara is also the place that some people call home. While larger than the United States, this vast area contains only three million people. Africans and Arabs, Berber and Bedu, Tuareg and Tebu. Eamonn Gearon explores the history, culture and terrain of a place whose name is familiar to all, but known to few.

© 2011 Andrews UK (E-bog): 9781908493163

Release date

E-bog: 19. oktober 2011

Tags

    Andre kan også lide...

    1. The Basque Country Paddy Woodworth
    2. The World of the Ancient Maya, Second Edition John S. Henderson
    3. The Theft of India : The European Conquests of India, 1498-1765 Roy Moxham
    4. Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing Pete Davis
    5. Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World J.C. Sharman
    6. The Dutch Revolt: The History of the Dutch Republic’s War of Independence against Spain Charles River Editors
    7. Great Breakthroughs in Medicine: The Discoveries that Changed the Health of the World Robert Snedden
    8. The Tenacity of Ethnicity: A Siberian Saga in Global Perspective Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer
    9. The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. (Two volume set) Michael Kazin
    10. The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia: A History of the Struggle for Great Power among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and Chinese during the Early Middle Ages Christopher I. Beckwith
    11. China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa Howard W. French
    12. Integrating the Charleston Police Force: Stories of the Pioneers Eugene Frazier Sr.
    13. The Princeton History of Modern Ireland Ian McBride
    14. How the Old World Ended: The Anglo-Dutch-American Revolution 1500-1800 Jonathan Scott
    15. Think Like an Economist: Get to Grips with Money and Markets Anne Rooney
    16. The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity Byron Reese
    17. 428 AD: An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire Giusto Traina
    18. Golf, A Very Peculiar History David Arscott
    19. Medieval Europe Chris Wickham
    20. Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt Barbara Mertz
    21. Discovering Planet Earth: A guide to the world's terrain and the forces that made it Geordie Torr
    22. The World in a Book: Al-Nuwayri and the Islamic Encyclopedic Tradition Elias Muhanna
    23. Think Like a Psychologist: Get to Grips with the Workings of the Human Mind Anne Rooney
    24. An Illustrated History of Science: From Agriculture to Artificial Intelligence Mary Cruse
    25. Think Like a Scientist: Explore the Extraordinary Natural Laws of the Universe Anne Rooney
    26. A History of Fascism, 1914–1945 Stanley G. Payne
    27. Mussolini's Intellectuals: Fascist Social and Political Thought A. James Gregor
    28. How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love Logan Ury
    29. To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change Alfred W. McCoy
    30. The Neanderthal Legacy: An Archaeological Perspective from Western Europe Paul A. Mellars
    31. The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova Paul Strathern
    32. Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    33. NASA’s Space Race Programs: The History and Legacy of NASA Missions in the 1950s and 1960s Charles River Editors
    34. On Art and Artists T.G. Rosenthal
    35. In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea Michael Brenner
    36. Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation Janina Fisher
    37. The Story of Computing John Dermot Turing
    38. On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft Stephen King
    39. Artificial Intelligence Richard Urwin
    40. The Mind-Body Mood Solution Jeffrey Rossman
    41. The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land Thomas Asbridge
    42. The Paleozoic Era: The History of the Geologic and Evolutionary Changes that Began Over 500 Million Years Ago Charles River Editors
    43. The English Language: A Very Short Introduction Simon Horobin

    Vælg dit abonnement

    • Over 600.000 titler

    • Download og nyd titler offline

    • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

    • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

    • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

    Flex

    For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

    89 kr. /måned
    • 1 konto

    • 20 timer/måned

    • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

    • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

    • Fri lytning til podcasts

    • Ingen binding

    Prøv gratis
    Den mest populære

    Premium

    For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

    129 kr. /måned
    • 1 konto

    • 100 timer/måned

    • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

    • Fri lytning til podcasts

    • Ingen binding

    Start tilbuddet

    Unlimited

    For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

    149 kr. /måned
    • 1 konto

    • Ubegrænset adgang

    • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

    • Fri lytning til podcasts

    • Ingen binding

    Start tilbuddet

    Family

    For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

    Fra 179 kr. /måned
    • 2-6 konti

    • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

    • Fri lytning til podcasts

    • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

    • Ingen binding

    2 konti

    179 kr. /måned
    Prøv gratis