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A history of the Arab peoples: the New York times bestseller

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A very thorough (if not dizzying) summary of Arab history from the time of Muhammad through the late 20th century. I read the book for some historical background to help make sense of the barrage of information (and misinformation) presented to westerners about this part of the world. The author does a very nice job of identifying the divergent developments of various regions (the Maghreb region, Arabian peninsula, modern Iraq and Syria, Egypt, etc. Occasionally I was confused by the abundant lists of names and places - overwhelming at times, but all relevant to the unfolding history as presented by Hourani. I was also encouraged in the purchase and study of this book by the favorable mention of this author in the work of Edward Said, who is a powerful critic of western misinterpretations of Islamic history and culture.

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909.097 HOU h

Z. HANDIMAN

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909.097 HOU h

Publisher

New York : Warner Books., 1991

Collation

xx,551p.; 21 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-446-39392-4

Classification

909.097

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Subject(s)

ARAB COUNTRIES

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