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Einband mit st�eren Gebrauchsspuren (verschmutzt, berieben, Buchr�cken ausgeblichen), Buchschnitt stockfleckig, innen sauber und ohne Anstreichungen / Binding with heavier signs of use (soiled, rubbed, spine faded), book edges foxed, inside clean and without annotations. - CONTENTS Preface Note of Acknowledgment Note on Transliteration and Dates List of Photographs * Note on Photographs List of Maps and Figures PART I. INTRODUCTORY Chapters I. Outline of the journey : difficulty of entering the Yemen II. Our scientific quest III. What we sought, and how our collections were made IV. Previous exploration of the Yemen by naturalists PART IL THE JOURNEY V. Aden and Lahej VI. Gateway to the highlands: Aden to Dhala VIL Dhala, capital of the Amiri highlands VIII. Life on Jebel Jihaf IX. Recesses and heights of Jebel Jihaf X. The upper Wadi Tiban and Jebel Harir. XL The hot springs of Huweimi. Entry to the Yemen XII. Taizz, chief city of the Southern Yemen, and its Amir XIII. Through the central highlands to San a XIV. Many-towered San a XV. Treks in San a district: our farthest north XVI. The Great Festival: we meet the Imam at last XVII. Last days in San a and exit via Hodeida PART III. HISTORICAL�AND THE FUTURE Chapters XVIII. The peoples of South-West Arabia, and beginnings of their history XIX. History before the coming of Islam XX. Remains of the pre-Islamic civilisation XXL Since the coming of Islam XXII. Products and possibilities Notes Bibliography Index.