This is an absorbing and authentic account, first published in 1986, of the history and traditional way of life of the Al-Dhafir bedouins of... Læs mere
Focusing on political and religious conformity, this work considers how the languages of dress in the Middle East connect with other social practices. It examines such practices as veiling in Oman and dress reform laws in Turkey.
This dictionary of 12,000 entries aims to preserve Indian culture and at all points illustrate the use of words in examples, especially syntactic words, whose usage cannot be captured purely by giving an English equivalent.
This dictionary of 12,000 entries aims to preserve Indian culture and at all points illustrate the use of words in examples, especially syntactic words, whose usage cannot be captured purely by giving an English equivalent.
This is an absorbing and authentic account, first published in 1986, of the history and traditional way of life of the Al-Dhafir bedouins of... Læs mere
Considers how the languages of dress in the region connect with other social practices, and with political and religious conformity in particular. Treating cases as... Læs mere