Cradle of Islam : the Hijaz and the quest for identity in Saudia Arabia /: the Hijaz and the quest for identity in Saudia Arabia. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mai Yamani.
• Other Names: Yamani, Mai
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface to the Paperback Edition;?1. Defining the Hijaz: The Roots of Cultural Resistance;? 2. The Hijazi 'awa'il and the Preservation of Hijazi;? 3. The Political Awakening of the Hijazi 'awa'il;? 4. The Rites of Passage I: Ceremonies of Birth;? 5. The Rites of Passage II: Marriage and Social Status;? 6. The Rites of Passage III: Death -- The Final;? 7. Cultivating the Social Arts I: The Art of Formal;? 8. Cultivating the Social Arts II: Reasserting Culinary;? 9. Cultivating the Social Arts III: The Adaptation of;? 10. Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: London New York : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 226 pages), maps
• Subjects: 953.805; Nationalism -- Saudi Arabia -- Hejaz; Ethnic relations; Nationalism; Hejaz (Saudi Arabia); Saudi Arabia -- Ethnic relations; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia -- Hejaz; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857711670; 0857711679; 9780857731104; 0857731106
• Related ISBNs: 9781845118242
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• 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.