Makers of Arab history, (Harper torchbooks) by Philip Khuri Hitti - 1971

HarperCollins Publishers, 1971. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harper Torchbooks / Harper & Row. 1971. vg-. Paperback. ISBN:0061315486 268 pages including index; 8" tall; b/w maps; 1" tear to backstrip top of spine; some wear to extrems of cover; gold star stamped on front cover .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York, Harper & Row, 1971, 1971. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 268 p. maps. 20 cm. ; ISBN: 0061315486 (pbk.); 9780061315480 (pbk.) ; Harper torchbooks ; stiff paper wrappers ; label on back cover ; TB1548; OCLC: 830405 ; LC: D198.3; Dewey: 909.0976 ; originally published by St. Martin's Press in 1968 ; "...provides in-depth profiles of thirteen prominent figures of Islamic history. These eminent Muslims, from Mohammed (PBHN) to Ibn Khaldun, are presented in sketches that personify these outstanding men and profiling them as products of their respective times, rather than merely chronicling their achievements." ; Contents: pt. 1: Religious and political. Muhammad : triple initiator of religion, nation and state -- 'Umar Ibn-al-Khattab : founder of the Moslem empire -- Mu'awiyah : architect of the Arab empire -- 'Abd-al-Rahman I : maker of history on European soil -- Al-Ma'mun : radical caliph and intellectual awakener of Islam -- 'Ubaydullah al-Mahdi : founder… Read More