Book Description
"How couldst thou take such journeys into fanatic Arabia?" Richard Long begins his memoir with a quotation from Doughty and answers it affirmatively and with enduring enthusiasm and affection. He tells his story of over thirty years work as a diplomat in Muslim lands through Libya, Turkey, Iran, Syria, the Lebanon, Egypt, Qatar, the Gulf and—above all—Iraq, a country he continues to regard with the utmost affection, understanding, and concern.
About the Author
Richard Long is Director of Islamic Studies and the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Bygone Heat: Orientalist Memoirs FROM THE PUBLISHER
"'How couldst thou take such journeys into the fanatic Arabia?'" "With this quotation from Charles M. Doughty's Passages from Arabia Deserta, Richard Long begins his memoir, answering the question with this narrative proof of his enduring enthusiasm and affection for the region. Bygone Heat tells the story of Long's thirty or more years' life and work, in part as a diplomat, around the Muslim world. It begins at Cambridge, with his career then following the twists and turns of history through Libya, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Turkey, the U.A.E., Jordan, Qatar, and - above all - Iraq, a country he continues to regard with the utmost affection, understanding and concern."--BOOK JACKET.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Long's memoir tells of his 30 years of experience as a diplomat and scholar in the Middle East. Tracing the course of his career, and following his travels through Libya, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Turkey, the U.A.E., Jordon, Quatar, and Iraq, the book conveys his love for the region and its cultures. It also provides a closer view of historical and political developments in the Middle East, including the coup in Iraq, civil war in Lebanon, a failed revolution in Sudan, and riots in Turkey. Eight pages of photographs are included. Distributed by Saint Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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