The Arabs in history /
`Whoever lives in our country, speaks our language, is brought up in our culture and takes pride in our glory is one of us.' Thus ran a declaration of modern leaders of Arab states. But what exactly is an Arab, and what has been their place in the course of human history?In this well-establishe...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[1993]
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| Edición: | Sixth edition. |
| Acceso en liña: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=150031 |
| Summary: | `Whoever lives in our country, speaks our language, is brought up in our culture and takes pride in our glory is one of us.' Thus ran a declaration of modern leaders of Arab states. But what exactly is an Arab, and what has been their place in the course of human history?In this well-established classic, Professor Lewis examines the key issues of Arab development - their identity, the national revival which cemented the creation of the Islamic state, and the social and economic pressures that destroyed the Arab kingdom and created the Islamic empire. He analyses the forces which contributed to. |
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| Descrición Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 240 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423757416 9781423757412 9780191587665 0191587664 1280444541 9781280444548 9780192852588 0192852582 0192803107 9780192803108 |