New York.: Warner Books Inc., 1992. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover 1992 edition. Text and covers in very good condition. Binding firm. Text free from markings. [551 pages].

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In a bestselling work of profound and lasting importance, the late Albert Hourani told the definitive history of the Arab peoples from the seventh century, when the new religion of Islam began to spread from the Arabian peninsula westwards, to the present day. It is a masterly distillation of a lifetime of scholarship and a unique insight into a perpetually troubled region. This updated edition by Malise Ruthven adds a substantial new chapter which includes recent events such as 9/11, the US invasion of Iraq and its bloody aftermath, the fall of the Mubarak and Ben Ali regimes in Egypt and Tunisia, and the incipient civil war in Syria, bringing Hourani's magisterial history up to date. Ruthven suggests that while Hourani can hardly have been expected to predict in detail the massive upheavals that have shaken the Arab world recently he would not have been entirely surprised, given the persistence of the kin-patronage networks he describes in his book and the challenges now posed to them by a new media-aware generation of dissatisfied youth. In a new biographical preface, Malise Ruthven shows how Hourani's perspectives on Arab history were shaped by his unique background as an English-born Arab Christian with roots in the Levant.

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Bookseller: Doss-Haus Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019194
Title: A History of the Arab Peoples.
Author: Albert Hourani
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
ISBN 10: 0446393924
ISBN 13: 9780446393928
Publisher: Warner Books Inc.
Place of Publication: New York.
Date Published: 1992
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: HISTORY ARAB PEOPLE
Bookseller catalogs: History;

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