Coming Of Age In The Middle East - 9781138971141

Taylor & Francis

First published in 1987. A simple record of the author\u2019s travels in the Middle East over a period of twenty years, it is intended faithfully to reflect the region as a catalyst to the development of his own life from carefree youth to maturity and marriage. > Preface; Chapter 1 Last pasha at the Golden Hotel; Chapter 2 Hobo on the run; Chapter 3 Bad tempers in the Hoggar; Chapter 4 The feminine battle of Algiers; Chapter 5 Sharing salt in Saudi Arabia; Chapter 6 Oh Arabia \u2013 my new-found-land; Chapter 7 Saudi Arabia \u2013 the gloamings; Chapter 8 A noisy night in Beirut; Chapter 9 Chewing over affairs of state; Chapter 10 Through the singing valleys of Yemen; Chapter 11 Beirut\u2019s death ring tightens; Chapter 12 Entering the tempest; Chapter 13 The tidy wives of the Gulf; Chapter 14 A belle \u00E9poque in crumbling Cairo; Chapter 15 Shoot-out on the beach; Chapter 16 No riots, please, we\u2019re British;