The Syrian desert : caravans, travel and exploration /: caravans, travel and exploration. ([2013?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christina Phelps Grant.
• Other Names: Harris, Christina Phelps, 1902-1972
• Contents: Ch. 1. The Syrian desert and its inhabitants -- ch. 2. Channels of ancient and medieval trade -- ch. 3. Travellers and explorers of the Syrian desert -- ch. 4. The merchant caravans -- ch. 5. Eighteenth-century travel across the desert -- ch. 6. Private caravans of the great desert route -- ch. 7. The great 'Hajj' caravans -- ch. 8. Eleven centuries of postal service -- ch. 9. The era of mechanical transport.
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 915.604; Travel; Syria -- Description and travel; Arabian Peninsula -- Description and travel; Iraq -- Description and travel; Arabian Peninsula; Iraq; Syria; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781136192791; 1136192794
• Related ISBNs: 9780710308450; 0710308450
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.