Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents
Who are the Bedouin? -- Desert landscape -- Precious water -- Plants in the desert -- Desert wildlife -- Ancient Bedouin -- New religion -- Ottoman empire -- Dawn of a new age -- Traditional Bedouin life -- Modern Bedouin life -- Houses of hair -- Bedouin family -- Tribes and clans -- Stages of life -- Bedouin diet -- Bedouin fashion -- Bedouin crafts -- Bedouin language -- Bedouin beliefs -- Time to celebrate.