{"product_id":"alarms-and-excursions-in-arabia-ibn-al-hamra-9781838075668","title":"Alarms and Excursions in Arabia: The Life and Works of Bertram Thomas in Early 20th Century Iraq and Oman.","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE REMARKABLE LIFE OF BERTRAM THOMAS - who rose from an Assistant Political Officer in early 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century Iraq, to Minister for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman 5 years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBertram Thomas was not only the first non Arab to cross the Rub Al Khali Desert, but also a key person in Iraq's early 20th-century development. He was a British political officer for 5 years in southern Iraq and, often as a lone British representative, helped secure the region for Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Oman he rose to be the effective deputy for the Sultan, acting as administrator and judge. In Musandam his action helped maintain the exclave within the sultanate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibn Al Hamra, Bertram Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838075666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838075668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arabesque Travel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Ibn Al Hamra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944640643327,"sku":"9781838075668","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_592e0bdd-2d2e-4bbe-8105-ddc839c53e45.jpg?v=1681504526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alarms-and-excursions-in-arabia-ibn-al-hamra-9781838075668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}