"Here at last is a genuinely readable, genuinely responsive history of the Arabs."--Edward W. Said, Los Angeles Times Book Review
Upon its publication in 1991, Albert Hourani 'e(tm)s masterwork was hailed as the definitive story of Arab civilization, and became both a bestseller and an instant classic. In a panoramic view encompassing twelve centuries of Arab history and culture, Hourani brilliantly illuminated...
This history of the countries where Arabic is the main language of speech and culture, stretching from Morocco to Iraq, covers the period from the 7th to the 10th century, when the new religion of Islam carried the Arabic language with it and created an Arabic Muslim world. The...