Title:
A history of the Arab peoples
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ISBN:
9780674395657 |
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c1991.
Publisher:
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
Format:
Regular print
Physical Description:
xx, 551 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
General Note:
Includes indexes.
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Syndetics ICE Summary:
Upon its publication in 1991, Albert Houraniâe(tm)s masterwork was hailed as the definitive story of Arab civilization, and became both a bestseller and an instant classic. In a panoramic view encompassing twelve centuries of Arab history and culture, Hourani brilliantly illuminated the people and events that have fundamentally shaped the Arab world.Now this seminal book is available in an expanded second edition. Noted Islamic scholar Malise Ruthven brings the story up to date from the mid-1980s, including such events as the Gulf War; civil unrest in Algeria; the change of leadership in Syria, Morocco, and Jordan; and the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001.The terrorist attacks in the United States, ongoing crisis in Iraq, and renewed violence between Israelis and Palestinians all underscore the need for a balanced and well-informed understanding of the Arab world, and make this insightful history of the Arab peoples more important than ever. (Publisher 2013-10-11)
Reviews (3)
Syndetics ICE Choice Review:
No existing introduction to the Arab world approaches the clarity, balance, and coherence of this new cultural history. Among the very foremost of contemporary Arabists, Hourani synthesizes a wealth of scholarship to survey the 14 centuries of Middle Eastern history since the rise of Islam. He devotes nearly 30 of his text to portraying the Arab-Islamic culture that took shape from the 11th to the 15th centuries. Given the author's earlier scholarly work, his emphasis on the development of political and philosophical ideas is a natural one. His treatment of the details of political history is somewhat spare, but he cannot be faulted for neglecting social and economic matters. Indeed, his analysis of the relationships between cities and hinterlands is model social history. Such analysis is a sound basis for the focus in the second half of the book on the changes wrought by the Ottoman Empire, the challenge posed to the Middle East by the European powers, and the rise of the modern Arab states. Photos complement the text, and the maps, genealogies, and dynastic lists are useful reference tools for digging in such rich historical earth. All levels. -L. M. Lewis, Eastern Kentucky University (Choice 2008-04-24, Copyright American Library Association, used with permission.) |
Syndetics ICE LJ Review:
Hourani (Emeritus Fellow, St. Anthony's College, Oxford) is the author of several well-known books on the Middle East, including Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age (Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1983) and The Emergence of the Modern Middle East (Univ. of California Pr., 1980). This work, the first full-scale single-volume history of the Arabic-speaking peoples of the Islamic world in several decades, begins with Islam's rise in the 7th century and carries the rich and imposing story of Arab civilization to the late 1980s. In broad, sweeping strokes, Hourani moves easily from mosque to marketplace, from sultan to imam , from nomad to city-dweller, from Mohammed to Sadat. He dwells on the Ottoman Empire and on the European colonialism that followed, and concludes with a discussion of the modern resurgence of Islam that offers hope to thousands of Muslims and appears so threatening to Westerners. Written by a master historian, this work is now the definitive study of the Arab peoples. Recommended for interested laypersons and scholars; required reading for all specialists.-- Roger B. Beck, Eastern Illinois Univ., Charleston (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. (Library Journal 2010-10-16, (c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.) |
Syndetics ICE PW Review:
Hourani examines Arabic-speaking nations of the Islamic world from the seventh century to the present in a volume that spent 12 weeks on PW 's bestseller list and was a History Book Club main selection. Illustrated. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved (Publishers Weekly 2010-10-27, (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved) |
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