X. Introduction of the Camel and Its Consequences

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. FOREWORD IX
3. PREFACE XIII
4. CONTENTS XV
5. ILLUSTRATIONS XVII
6. PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SAHARA
7. I. The Great Desert 3
8. II. Climate 9
9. III. Organization of Desert Life 18
10. PART II. PHYSICAL EXISTENCE OF THE SAHARA PRESENT AND PAST
11. IV. Structural Formation 29
12. V. Fundamental Laws of the Desert Surface Relief 34
13. VI. The Geological Past 53
14. VII. Superficial Circulation of the Waters 65
15. VIII. Progressive Desiccation 94
16. IX. Oases and Tanezroufts 108
17. PART III. HISTORY OF THE SAHARA
18. X. Introduction of the Camel and Its Consequences 121
19. PART IV. REGIONS OF THE SAHARA
20. XI. Egypt 139
21. XII. The Tibbu Sahara 160
22. XIII. Fezzan 172
23. XIV. The Tuareg Sahara 180
24. PART V. CONCLUSION
25. XV. The New Sahara 219
26. Glossary 241
27. Index 245