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A history of the Arab peoples, Albert Hourani

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Summary
  • No region in the world today is more important than the Middle East: no people more misunderstood than the Arabs. In this definitive masterwork, distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani offers the most lucid, enlightening history ever written on the subject. From the rise of Island to the Palestinian issue, from the Prophet Mohammed to Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi. A History of the Arab Peoples chronicles the rich spiritual, political, and cultural institutions of this civilization through thirteen centuries of war, peace, literature, and religion. Lauded by authorities, encyclopedic and panoramic in its scope, here is a remarkable window on today's conflictsand on the future of a glorious and troubled land
  • Encompasses twelve centuries of Arab history and culture while including contemporary conflicts and issues
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xx, 551 pages, [32] pages of plates
Contents
  • The making of a world (seventh-tenth century). A new power in an old world ; The formation of an empire ; The formation of a society ; The articulation of Islam
  • Arab Muslim societies (eleventh-fifteenth century). The Arab Muslim world ; The countryside ; The life of cities ; Cities and their rulers ; Ways of Islam ; The culture of the 'ulama ; Divergent paths of thought ; The culture of courts and people
  • The Ottoman age (sixteenth-eighteenth century). The Ottoman empire ; Ottoman societies ; The changing balance of power in the eighteenth century
  • The age of European empires (1800-1939). European power and reforming governments (1800-1860) ; European empires and dominant élites (1860-1914) ; The culture of imperialism and reform ; The climax of European power (1914-1939) ; Changing ways of life and thought (1914-1939)
  • The age of nation-states (since 1939). The end of the empires (1939-1962) ; Changing societies (1940s and 1950s) ; National culture (1940s and 1950s) ; The climax of Arabism (1950s and 1960s) ; Arab unity and disunity (since 1967) ; A disturbance of spirits (since 1967)
  • Maps
  • Genealogies and dynasties
Isbn
9780674395657
Link
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780674395657.pdf
Instance
Label
A history of the Arab peoples
Title
A history of the Arab peoples
Statement of responsibility
Albert Hourani
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • No region in the world today is more important than the Middle East: no people more misunderstood than the Arabs. In this definitive masterwork, distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani offers the most lucid, enlightening history ever written on the subject. From the rise of Island to the Palestinian issue, from the Prophet Mohammed to Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi. A History of the Arab Peoples chronicles the rich spiritual, political, and cultural institutions of this civilization through thirteen centuries of war, peace, literature, and religion. Lauded by authorities, encyclopedic and panoramic in its scope, here is a remarkable window on today's conflictsand on the future of a glorious and troubled land
  • Encompasses twelve centuries of Arab history and culture while including contemporary conflicts and issues
Awards note
Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, 1991.
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1915-1993
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Hourani, Albert
Dewey number
909/.0974927
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DS37.7
LC item number
.H67 1991
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Arab countries
  • Arab countries
  • Arabian Peninsula
  • Islam
  • États arabes
  • Arabs
  • Arab countries
  • Geschichte
  • Arabien
  • Arabische Staaten
  • Islam
  • États arabes - Histoire
  • Civilization
  • Islam
  • Arab countries
  • Arabian Peninsula
Label
A history of the Arab peoples, Albert Hourani
Link
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780674395657.pdf
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 500-529) and indexes
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The making of a world (seventh-tenth century). A new power in an old world ; The formation of an empire ; The formation of a society ; The articulation of Islam -- Arab Muslim societies (eleventh-fifteenth century). The Arab Muslim world ; The countryside ; The life of cities ; Cities and their rulers ; Ways of Islam ; The culture of the 'ulama ; Divergent paths of thought ; The culture of courts and people -- The Ottoman age (sixteenth-eighteenth century). The Ottoman empire ; Ottoman societies ; The changing balance of power in the eighteenth century -- The age of European empires (1800-1939). European power and reforming governments (1800-1860) ; European empires and dominant élites (1860-1914) ; The culture of imperialism and reform ; The climax of European power (1914-1939) ; Changing ways of life and thought (1914-1939) -- The age of nation-states (since 1939). The end of the empires (1939-1962) ; Changing societies (1940s and 1950s) ; National culture (1940s and 1950s) ; The climax of Arabism (1950s and 1960s) ; Arab unity and disunity (since 1967) ; A disturbance of spirits (since 1967) -- Maps -- Genealogies and dynasties
Control code
ocm22490404
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xx, 551 pages, [32] pages of plates
Isbn
9780674395657
Lccn
90048708
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o22490404
  • (OCoLC)22490404
Label
A history of the Arab peoples, Albert Hourani
Link
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780674395657.pdf
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 500-529) and indexes
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The making of a world (seventh-tenth century). A new power in an old world ; The formation of an empire ; The formation of a society ; The articulation of Islam -- Arab Muslim societies (eleventh-fifteenth century). The Arab Muslim world ; The countryside ; The life of cities ; Cities and their rulers ; Ways of Islam ; The culture of the 'ulama ; Divergent paths of thought ; The culture of courts and people -- The Ottoman age (sixteenth-eighteenth century). The Ottoman empire ; Ottoman societies ; The changing balance of power in the eighteenth century -- The age of European empires (1800-1939). European power and reforming governments (1800-1860) ; European empires and dominant élites (1860-1914) ; The culture of imperialism and reform ; The climax of European power (1914-1939) ; Changing ways of life and thought (1914-1939) -- The age of nation-states (since 1939). The end of the empires (1939-1962) ; Changing societies (1940s and 1950s) ; National culture (1940s and 1950s) ; The climax of Arabism (1950s and 1960s) ; Arab unity and disunity (since 1967) ; A disturbance of spirits (since 1967) -- Maps -- Genealogies and dynasties
Control code
ocm22490404
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xx, 551 pages, [32] pages of plates
Isbn
9780674395657
Lccn
90048708
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o22490404
  • (OCoLC)22490404

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