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100 1 $aBalfour-Paul, Glen.
245 10 $aBagpipes in Babylon :$ba lifetime in the Arab world and beyond /$cby Glencairn Balfour Paul.
260 $aLondon :$bI.B. Tauris,$c2006.
300 $a329 pages :$billustrations, maps, portraits ;$c24 cm
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500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aBalfour-Paul describes the colourful experiences of his working life as a diplomat in the Middle East including his acquaintance with Wilfred Thesiger, his friendship in Beirut with Kim Philby, and his close relations with King Hussein of Jordan. Following retirement, he embarked on a second career in academia and his travels continued.
505 0 $aThe Past -- 1. Family Origins and Oddities -- 2. My Parents' Generation -- Growing Up -- 3. Childhood -- 4. Adolescence -- 5. Oxford -- The War Years -- 6. Colchester and Tillicoultry -- 7. Regione Inesplorita in Abyssinia -- 8. In and Around Kufra Oasis -- 9. Libya and the Near East -- 10. Kaimakam in Tripolitania -- Sudan Political Service -- 11. The Blue Nile -- 12. Darfur -- Diplomacy -- 13. New Pastures (FCO and Chile) -- 14. The Lebanon -- 15. Dubai -- 16. Bahrain and St Antony's -- Experiences as Ambassador -- 17. Iraq -- 18. Jordan -- 19. Tunisia -- Retirement Reversed -- 20. Starting Again: Middle East Association and Academia -- 21. More Excursions and Occasional Alarms (Yemen, Dubai, Oman) -- 22. Jaunts and Jollities (North Yemen, Peru, Egypt, South Yemen) -- Further Travels with Jenny -- 23. Off Again: Morocco, Thailand and Laos -- 24. Pursuing Indigo into Mali's Dogon Country -- 25. Dramas in India and Bangladesh -- 26. Following Footsteps in the Marquesas Islands and Southern India
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