Historians of the Middle East
By: edited by Bernard Lewis and P.M. Holt
Contributors: Holt, P. M. (Peter Malcolm), editor; University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies
Series: University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Historical writings on the peoples of Asia -- v. 4; University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Historical writings on the peoples of Asia -- v. 4.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1964
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 519
Subjects: Historiography
Notes: Copyright by School of oriental and African studies.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Preface / C. H. Philips ; Introduction / Bernard Lewis ; Part I; title: Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Historiography to the 12th/19th Century. 1; title: The Materials Used by Ibn IsḤĀq / W. Montgomery Watt ; 2; title: The Influence of the Biblical Tradition on Muslim Historiography / Franz Rosenthal ; 3; title: The Iraq School of History to the Ninth Century{u2014} a Sketch / A. A. Duri ; 4; title: Islamic Biographical Literature / Sir Hamilton Gibb ; 5; title: The Historiography of the Seljuqid Period / Claude Cahen ; 6; title: Some Notes on Arabic Historiography during the Zengid and Ayyubid Periods (521/1127-648/1250) / M. Hilmy M. Ahmad ; 7; title: The Arabic Historiography of the Crusades / Francesco Gabrieli ; 8; title: The Origin and Development of the Local Histories of Syria / Sami Dahan ; 9; title: The Origin and Development of Historiography in Muslim Spain / Charles Pellat ; 10; title: The Evolution of Persian Historiography / Bertold Spuler ; 11; title: JuvaynĪ and RaSH̲Īd Al-DĪn as Sources on the History of the Mongols / J. A. Boyle ; 12; title: The Persian Historian BayhaqĪ / Mujtaba Minovi ; 13; title: Persian Biographical Literature / Ann K. S. Lambton ; 14; title: The Rise of Ottoman Historiography / Halil Inalcik ; 15; title: The Beginnings of Ottoman Historiography / V. L. Ménage ; 16; title: The Use by Muslim Historians of Non-Muslim Sources / Bernard Lewis ; 17; title: The Utility of Ottoman FetḤnĀmes / G. L. Lewis ; 18; title: The Historiography of Ottoman-Safavid Relations in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries / J. R. Walsh ; 19; title: The Traditional Historiography of the Maronites / K. S. Salibi ; 20; title: Historians of Lebanon / A. H. Hourani ; 21; title: Syriac Chronicles as Source Material for the History of Islamic Peoples / J. B. Segal ; 22; title: Armenian Historiography / C. J. F. Dowsett ; Part II; title: European (including Russian) Historical Writing on the Near and Middle East from the Middle Ages to the Present Day. 23; title: Byzantine Historians and the Ottoman Turks / Sir Steven Runciman ; 24; title: Renaissance Historical Literature in Relation to the Near and Middle East (with Special Reference to Paolo Giovio) / V. J. Parry ; 25; title: The Treatment of Arab History by Prideaux, Ockley and Sale / P. M. Holt ; 26; title: Islam as an Historical Problem in European Historiography since 1860 / J. W. Fück ; 27; title: Some Remarks on Weil's History of the Caliphs / D. M. Dunlop ; 28; title: Islam and Syria in the Writings of Henri Lammens / K. S. Salibi ; 29; title: Two British Historians of Persia / M. E. Yapp ; 30; title: Historical Writing on the Sudan Since 1820 / R. L. Hill ; 31; title: Soviet Historiography on the Islamic Orient / R. N. Frye ; 32; title: Soviet Writing on Persia from 1906 to 1946 / G. E. Wheeler ; Part III; title: Modern Middle Eastern Historical Writing. 33; title: The Historian Al-JabartĪ / David Ayalon ; 34; title: Historiography in Egypt in the Nineteenth Century / Gamal el-Din el-Shayyal ; 35; title: Ottoman Historiography of the Tanzimat Period / Ercüment Kuran ; 36; title: Iranian Historiography / Firuz Kazemzadeh ; 37; title: Development in Arab Historiography as Reflected in the Struggle between 'AlĪ and Mu'Āwiya / N. A. Faris ; 38; title: Reactions to Western Political Influences in 'Alī AḤmad BĀkaTH̲Īr's Drama / Umberto Rizzitano ; Part IV; title: General Themes. 39; title: Introductory Remarks / A. H. Hourani ; 40; title: Self-Image and Approach to History / G. E. von Grunebaum ; 41; title: The Historical Development in Islam of the Concept of Islam as an Historical Development / Wilfred Cantwell Smith.