num_pages: 551
description: Encyclopedic and panoramic in its scope, this fascinating work chronicles the rich spiritual, political, and cultural institutions of Arab history through 13 centuries.No region in the world today is more important than the Middle East: no people more misunderstood than the Arabs. In this definitive masterwork, distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani offers the most lucid, enlightening history ever written on the subject. From the rise of Islam to the Palestinian issue, from the Prophet Mohammed to Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi. A History of the Arab Peoples chronicles the rich spiritual, political and cultural institutions of this civilization through thirteen centuries of war, peace, literature and religion. Lauded by authorities, encyclopedic and panoramic in its scope, here is a remarkable window on today's conflicts and on the future of a glorious and troubled land.
language: English
title: A History of the Arab Peoples
titlecomplete: A History of the Arab Peoples
characters: Mehmed II, Saddam Hussein, Avicenna (Ibn Sina), Anwar Sadat, Lawrence of Arabia, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Muhammad (Quran)
genres: Historical, Religion, Reference, Politics, Nonfiction, Audiobook, World History, Islam, Africa, History
ratings_count: 4146
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: PROSE Award
category: History, Government & Political Science
publisher: Warner Books