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The Arabs created one of the world's finest breeds of saddle horses, the Arabian, and they have long possessed an immense store of knowledge regarding the care, training, and breeding of this splendid horse. In the nineteenth century, General Melchior Joseph Eugene Daumas had access to their knowledge even though, as he pointed out, "it requires a great deal of patience and tact for a Christian to obtain from the Mohammedans even the most insignificant of details . . ." General Daumas was, because of his unique relationship with the Arabs, probably the first European to produce a comprehensive study of Arabian horses. And to add even greater value to The Horses of the Sahara, he was able to secure for the ninth edition, here translated, extended commentaries on all aspects of Arabian horsemanship by the Emir Abd-el-Kadar, one of the most important nineteenth-century Arab leaders and certainly one of the foremost authorities on the subject. The Horses of the Sahara will be of interest not only to equestrians but also to historians and other scholars interested in the customs of the North African desert tribes and in the complex backgrounds of European–North African relations. General Daumas took part in the conquest of Algeria by France, so distinguishing himself that he was named Director of the Bureau of Algerian Affairs in the French Ministry of War. During the campaigns and the occupation that followed, he studied and attempted to understand the native peoples, with an objectivity and sympathy unusual among the colonialists of the period. His book provides fascinating sidelights on many aspects of Arab life, including customs, superstitions, religion, and family life. Sheila M. Ohlendorf was uniquely suited to translate The Horses of the Sahara. An excellent rider herself, thoroughly experienced with the animals and the techniques being discussed, she also spoke fluent French, having received her B.A. degree in languages from Texas Western University (now the University of Texas at El Paso). As curator of the Hall of the Horsemen, the large collection at the University of Texas at Austin, she had access to a wide variety of supplementary authorities, which enriched both her translation and the notes that accompany the book.

Arabian horse --- Sahara. --- Horse breeds --- Anglo-Arab horse --- Horse shows --- Welara pony --- Arabian horse division --- Sahara Desert --- Africa, North

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Desert biology --- Sahara. --- Sahara --- ZV Biogeography --- Environmental Sciences and Forestry. Ecology --- Terrestrial Ecology --- Terrestrial Ecology. --- Biology --- Natural history --- Sahara Desert --- Africa, North --- Desert biology - Sahara

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Paleolithic period --- Antiquities, Prehistoric --- Paléolithique --- Antiquités préhistoriques --- Paléolithique --- Antiquités préhistoriques --- Eolithic period --- Old Stone age --- Palaeolithic period --- Stone age --- Bir Tarfawi Basin (Egypt) --- Egypt --- Sahara --- Sahara Desert --- Africa, North --- Antiquities. --- Bir Tarfawi Basin --- Antiquities

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This study is the first of its kind to examine the history and organization of trans-Saharan trade in western Africa using original source material. It documents the internal dynamics of a trade network system based on a case study of 'Berber' traders from the Wād Nūn region, who specialized in outfitting camel caravans in the nineteenth century. Through an examination of contracts, correspondence, fatwas and interviews with retired caravaners, Professor Lydon shows how traders used their literacy skills in Arabic and how they had recourse to experts of Islamic law to regulate their long-distance transactions. The book also examines the strategies devised by women to participate in caravan trade. By embracing a continental approach, this study bridges the divide between West African and North African studies. The work will be of interest to historians of Africa, the Middle East, and the world and to scholars of long-distance trade, Muslim societies and Islamic law.

West Africa --- Trade routes --- Sahara --- Routes commerciales --- Islam --- History --- Histoire --- Histoire. --- Africa, West --- Afrique occidentale --- Pays musulmans --- Commerce --- Relations --- History of Africa --- anno 1800-1899 --- Commercial routes --- Foreign trade routes --- Ocean routes --- Routes of trade --- Sea lines of communication --- Sea routes --- Sahara Desert --- Africa, North --- Africa, Western --- Western Africa --- History. --- Islamic countries --- Muslim countries --- Arts and Humanities

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The Sahara has long been portrayed as a barrier that divides the Mediterranean world from Africa proper and isolates the countries of the Maghrib from their southern and eastern neighbors. Rather than viewing the desert as an isolating barrier, this volume takes up historian Fernand Braudel's description of the Sahara as ""the second face of the Mediterranean."" The essays recast the history of the region with the Sahara at its center, uncovering a story of densely interdependent networks that span the desert's vast expanse. They explore the relationship between the desert's ""islands"" and

Trade routes --- Africans --- Commercial routes --- Foreign trade routes --- Ocean routes --- Routes of trade --- Sea lines of communication --- Sea routes --- Commerce --- Ethnology --- Migrations. --- Africa, West --- Africa, North --- Sahara --- Africa, Western --- West Africa --- Western Africa --- Barbary States --- Maghreb --- Maghrib --- North Africa --- Sahara Desert --- Relations --- Ethnic relations. --- Emigration and immigration. --- #SBIB:314H252 --- #SBIB:39A6 --- #SBIB:39A73 --- Migrations --- Internationale migratie --- Etniciteit / Migratiebeleid en -problemen --- Etnografie: Afrika