{"product_id":"9781788310758-the-nomads-path","title":"The Nomad's Path","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTravels in the Sahel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn account of a journey across an inhospitable region with former Tubu rebels at a time of Tuareg insurgency, when explosions from landmines rocked towns, mountains were overrun with militia and journalists were being thrown into desert prisons for speaking to rebel leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Manga is one of Africa’s most remote and wild regions: a hostile and unforgiving landscape inhabited by nomads like the hardy Tubu. Situated in south-eastern Niger, and in the shadow of the Old Salt Road, it has been mislaid by the modern world; no Caucasian had been seen there in living memory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFramed against this volatile atmosphere, \u003ci\u003eThe Nomad's Path\u003c\/i\u003e is the beginning of a wider enterprise: the exploration of the region’s history and the ongoing consequences of the Tuaregs’ 1885 disenfranchisement. It explores the centuries-old link between the Barbary Coast and the Sahel along the Old Salt Road, once trodden by corsairs and slaves, camels and the armies of empires, while conjuring to life a lost wilderness and those who survive within it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart, however, is a journey across the Sahel with the Tubu nomads. It is their tale and a window into the nebulous Manga. Carr perceptively observes Tubu culture, their harmonious relationship with Islam and their interaction with the Manga’s other peoples: the Fulani, Kanuri and Arabs. Woven with tales of rebellion, lost settlements and civilizations, explorers - both intrepid and mad - and an epic seventeenth century odyssey, Carr captures a sense of the intangible nature of the Sahel’s Manga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a timely and evocative portrait of the Tubu - a people living on the tide-line of the Sahara and the edge of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945587126369,"sku":"9781788310758","price":15.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_7025207_jpg.jpg?v=1706233703","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781788310758-the-nomads-path","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}