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Category Archives: History
Deep in the any space place
SCATTERED UNTHINKINGS: Somewhere between REWIND and FASTFORWARD 5/12/2013 Calcutta, India The land of the flow. No time to think about the future as the present devours you. Just when you think you have the space for a timely thought it … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Anthropology, Figurative Writing, History, Philosophy, Poetry, society, Travel, Travel Writing, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Creative Writing, East, Emotions, Ethnicity, Existentialism, Hitchhiking, India, Istanbul, Nature, Personal Experiences, Pushkar, Reflection, Society, Time, Travel Writing, West
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Return to the continent
Panas, Playas, Porros y Politicas en la Republica Petrolifera de Venezuela The essence of adventure is in the spirit. Crossing into the northern Brazilian state of Roraima marks the finishing point of my month long trip through Venezuela, a country … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Culture, History, Hitch Hiking, Non Fiction, Politics, society, Travel, Travel Writing
Tagged Adventure, Alcohol, Backpacking, Beach, Bolívar, Caracas, Carnival, Carribean, Chavez, Ethnicity, Gran Sabana, Hitch hiking, Latin America, Nature, Paují, Petare, Petrol, Philosophy, Playa, Porros, Shoe-String Travel, Slums, Socialism, Travel, Venezuela, Violence
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Book Review: The Arabs, A History
Looking into Orientalism in The Arabs: A History Focus Text: Rogan, E (2009) The Arabs: A history Basic Books; New York The Arab World and the Middle East are two spaces that have been capturing my attention, together with … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Arab World, Book Review, Culture, Desert, History, Islam, Non Fiction, Philosophy, Politics, society
Tagged Arab History, Arab Spring, Arabian Peninsula, Arabs, Authoritarian Governments, Book Review, Books, British Empire, Colonialism, Context, Edward Said, Egypt, Eugene Rogan, Fertile Crescent, Geo-politics, Globalisation, Government, History, International Politics, Islam, Islamism, Jewish State, Mediterranean, Middle East, Modernisation, Muslim World, Napoleon, Non Fiction, Oil, Orientalism, Orientalists, Ottoman Empire, Persian Gulf, Perspectives, Philosophy, Politics, Saudi Arabia, The Arabs: A history, Tunisia, War
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