num_pages: 280
description: A country long regarded by classical geographers as a fabulous land where flying serpents guarded sacred incense groves, while medieval Arab visitors told tales of disappearing islands and menstruating mountains. Our current ideas of this country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula have been hijacked by images of the terrorist strongholds, drone attacks, and diplomatic tensions. But, as Mackintosh-Smith reminds us in this newly updated book, there is another Arabia. Yemen may be a part of Arabia, but it is like no place on earth.
language: English
title: Yemen: The Unknown Arabia
titlecomplete: Yemen: The Unknown Arabia
genres: Anthropology, History, Travelogue, Asia, Nonfiction, Travel, Memoir, Cultural
ratings_count: 348
places: Yemen
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
publisher: Abrams Press