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stood, seen and used as a historical document. For the
benefit of those who would like some supplementary cur­
rent information during or after reading Wellsted’s “Travels
in Arabia” and who aspire to a more comprehensive know­
ledge of the history, people and nature of the country, into
which they can then integrate Wellsted’s descriptions, the
following selection of relevant literature is recommended:

BLUME, H. (Ed. 1976): Saudi-Arabien. Natur, Geschichte,
Mensch und Wirtschaft. Tubingen
CARTER, J. (1977): Tribal Structures in Oman. In: Pro­
ceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Vol. 7,
pp 11—68
CHELHOD, J. (1970): L’organisation sociale au Yemen. In:
L’Ethnographie, N. S. 64, pp. 61—86
DOSTAL, W. (1968): Die Beduinen in Siidarabien. Eine
ethnologische Studie zur Entwicklung der Kamelhirten-
kultur in Arabien. In: Wiener Beitrage zur Kulturge-
schichte u. Linguistik, 16, Horn—Wien, 199 pp.
DOSTAL, W. (1972): Handwerker und Handwerkstechnik
in Tarim (Siidarabien, Hadramaut), Gottingen, 124 pp.
DOSTAL, W. (1974): Sozio-dkonomische Aspekte der
Stammesdemokratie in Nordost-Jemen. In: Sociologus,
N. F. 24, pp. 1-15
FIENNES, R. (1975): Where soldiers fear to tread. London
HOPWOOD, D. (Ed. 1972): The Arabian Peninsula; society
and politics. School of Oriental and African Studies . . .
Nr. 8, London, 320 pp.
KELLY, J. B. (1964): Eastern Arabian Frontiers, London
KELLY, J. B. (1968): Britain and the Persian Gulf
1795-1880. Oxford
KOPP, H. (1977): Al-Qasim. Wirtschafts- und sozialgeo-
graphische Strukturen und Entwicklungsprozesse in
einem Dorf des jemenitischen Hochlandes. Wiesbaden,
47 pp.