The Marsh Arabs (1964)
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The Marsh Arabs (1964) is Wilfred Thesiger’s classic ethnographic travel book portraying the traditional life and culture of the Maʻdān people in the marshlands of southern Iraq.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
ethnographic work ⓘ travel book ⓘ |
| author | Wilfred Thesiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
hospitality customs of the Maʻdān
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marsh canoe (mashuf) use ⓘ reed cultivation and use ⓘ seasonal changes in the marsh environment ⓘ tribal feuds and alliances ⓘ |
| documents |
ecology of the Mesopotamian Marshes
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lifestyle before large-scale drainage of the marshes ⓘ pre-modern way of life in the Iraqi marshes ⓘ religious practices in the marshes ⓘ social customs of the Maʻdān ⓘ tribal structures in the marshlands ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
culture of the Maʻdān
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environment of the Iraqi marshes ⓘ traditional life of the Maʻdān ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnography
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travel literature ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicValue | high ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | record of a largely vanished way of life ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Wilfred Thesiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryReputation |
classic of ethnographic literature
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classic of travel writing ⓘ |
| portrays |
boat travel in the marshes
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marsh-based economy ⓘ reed-house architecture ⓘ village life in the marshes ⓘ water-buffalo herding ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Arabian Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Mesopotamian Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Marsh Arabs
NERFINISHED
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Maʻdān people NERFINISHED ⓘ marshlands of southern Iraq ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1950s
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
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