The Arabs in History by Bernard Lewis
The author examines the key issues of Arab development - their identity, the national revival, and the social and economic pressures that destroyed the Arab kingdom and created the Islamic empire. He analyses the forces which contributed to the empire's decline, and the influence of the West.
Review from previous edition clear, fascinating and valuable * The Guardian *
stimulating.. The continuous regard paid to the development of trade and economy deserves partucular praise. * History *
Professor Lewis has admirably achieved his object, notably bringing out broad economic trends * International Affairs *
He writes concisely and clearly, ... a useful account of the challenges and crises both faced and precipitated by the Arabs in their long history. * Veronica Sen, Canberra Times *
... enormously influential history ... after reading 'Gibbon on Muhammad', it is tempting to speculate that Lewis's long-standing interest in the eighteenth-century historian may have influenced his own ambition to scan grand horizons, his taste for irony and his unmistakably elegant literary style. * Robert Irwin, Middle Eastern Studies *
stimulating.. The continuous regard paid to the development of trade and economy deserves partucular praise. * History *
Professor Lewis has admirably achieved his object, notably bringing out broad economic trends * International Affairs *
He writes concisely and clearly, ... a useful account of the challenges and crises both faced and precipitated by the Arabs in their long history. * Veronica Sen, Canberra Times *
... enormously influential history ... after reading 'Gibbon on Muhammad', it is tempting to speculate that Lewis's long-standing interest in the eighteenth-century historian may have influenced his own ambition to scan grand horizons, his taste for irony and his unmistakably elegant literary style. * Robert Irwin, Middle Eastern Studies *
Bernard Lewis is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies, and Long-Term Member of the Institute for Advance Study, Princeton University. He has published numerous books on the Middle East, including, The Assassins, Race and Slavery in the Middle East: A Historical Enquiry, and The Middle East.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192803108 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192803107 |
| Title | The Arabs in History |
| Author | Bernard Lewis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2002-03-14 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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