Arab American Almanac - Fourth Edition

Glendale, California, U.S.A.: News Circle Publishing House, 1992. Fourth Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5" x 8 1/4. 448 Pages. General Index. Almanac is an Arabic word meaning weather or state of condition. Some front cover edge wear. Small stain on title page. Otherwise a very clean, straight, tight book with no marks or stamps. Interior illustrated with black and white photographs is faultless. The most comprehensive source of information on the Arab-American community in the USA. Records the evolution and the major developments inn the Arab-American community over the last century. It highlights their challenges and triumphs, and registers their achievement and conntribution to American in the fields of education, law, plitics, sports, art, defense, and government. It is an important source of information and a convenient guide to any person concerned with and interested in the Arab world, the Arab-American community and the ethnic composition of American society. Recent developments in the Arab world such as the Gulf crisis, the peace process, the Palestinian issue, and the increasing reliance of the West on Arab oil give added value to the present editin of the Almanac. Contents in Twelve Chapters: Historical Chronology of the Arab-American Community, Arab Contributions to western Civilization, Arabic Literary Renaissance in the U.S.A., Organizations, Press and Media, Religious Institutions, Who's Who Among Arab-Americans, The Arab World, United Sttes of America Federal Government and State by State Reference Guide, Arabic Vocabulary and Alphabet, Bibliography, and General Index.