History of the Islamic peoples.
By: With a review of events, 1939-1947, by Moshe Perlmann. Tr. by Joel Carmichael and Moshe Perlmann
Contributors: Perlmann, Moshe; Carmichael, Joel
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 1947
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 582
Subjects: Islam -- History; Islamic Empire -- History
Work titles: Geschichte der Islamischen Völker und Staaten.  English
Description: Primarily a political history of the Islamic world, the book aims to be a "bird's-eye view of the fortunes of the believers in Islam". The first half of the book covers pre-Islamic history in the region, the rise of Muhammad and his political descendents, the Islamic empire's rise and fall, and the rise of the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire. Fully half the book is devoted to the history of individual nations from the nineteenth century onwards, including the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, Egypt, Ottoman territories in Eastern Europe, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and elsewhere in North Africa, Sudan, Persia/Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. Throughout, the analysis includes discussions of important thinkers and regional differences within each empire.
Notes: "Published and distributed in the public interest by authority of the Alien Property Custodian under license no. A-704."

Bibliography: p. 539-549