Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-219) and index.
Contents:
Physiology and psychology -- Ancestors of the camel -- Practical camel -- Camels in the medieval world of Islam -- The beauty of the beast : literature and art -- The camel's role in history -- Modernity's camel.
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