A history of the Arab peoples

Name: A history of the Arab peoples
ISBN: 9780571133789

by Albert Habib Hourani, Albert Hourani, Malise Ruthven, Kamāl Khūlī, Anṭwān Ibn Nawfal, Hourani, Yehoshua Frenkel, Dan Sagir, ANIBAL LEAL FERNANDEZ · first published 1991

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Encyclopedic and panoramic in its scope, this fascinating work chronicles the rich spiritual, political, and cultural institutions of Arab history through 13 centuries.

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Kaizyn · Oct 12, 2009 · Recommends

Albert Hourani's History of the Arab Peoples cites Ibn Khaldun and covers much the same territory of Islamic history. A read I would highly recomment to anyone.
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