History of the Arabs, Revised: 10th Edition - Softcover

Hitti, Philip K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333631420 ISBN 13: 9780333631423

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2002

Synopsis

This authoritative study of the Arabians and the Arabic-speaking peoples is a valuable source of information on Arab history. Suitable for both scholars and the general reader, it unrolls one of the richest and most instructive panoramas in history, telling with insight the story of the rise of Islam in the Middle Ages, its conquests, its empire, its time of greatness and of decay. For this revised tenth edition, Walid Khalidi's timely preface emphasises that now, more than ever, this magisterial work is of vital importance to the on-going attempts to bridge the Arab/Western cultural divide.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This classic history of the Arab peoples is a work of great thoroughness and insight which contains much to satisfy general readers as well as scholars. Here is the story of the rise of Islam in the Middle Ages, its conquests, its empire, its time of greatness and of decay, unrolling one of the richest and most instructive panoramas in history.

For this reissue of the tenth edition, Walid Khalidi gives a brief overview of the history and content of the book, and emphasises the vital importance of Philip K. Hitti's magisterial and scholarly work to on-going attempts to bridge the Arab/Western cultural divide.

About the Author:

Philip Hitti is Professor of Semitic Literature, Princeton University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0333631420
• ISBN 13: 9780333631423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 822