About this title: This history of the countries where Arabic is the main language of speech and culture, stretching from Morocco to Iraq, covers the period from the 7th to the 10th century, when the new religion of Islam carried the Arabic language with it and created an Arabic Muslim world. The story is carried up to the 1980s and the author shows how Arab history is intertwined with some of the great processes of world history. The author has also written "Europe and the Middle East" and "The Emergence of the Modern Middle East".
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780674395657ISBN:0674395654
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Description: Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Former owner's name whited out on ffep. Damp stain to bottom of board edge. Good reading copy. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780446393928ISBN:0446393924
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean, tight copy. Slight shelfwear. No markings. Binding is uncreased. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 551 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 576 p. Audience: General/trade.39 photos, 12 maps. (Middle East) read more
"This was a good basic survey of Muslim/Arab culture. It wasn't all inclusive but definitely broadened my understanding of that part of the world.
Pros: Not written from a western perspective, and provides a good look at the people who lived both in the past and currently in middle eastern countries.
Cons: Not exceptionally thorough, and a little dense to get through at times. It also for the most part ignored most of the political entities and movements. Thank goodness for Wikipedia."
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