1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787587503321

Autore

Retso Jan

Titolo

The Arabs in antiquity : their history from the Assyrians to the Umayyads / / Jan Retso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-87289-2

1-315-02953-7

1-136-87282-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (704 p.)

Disciplina

930/.04927

Soggetti

Arabs - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 627-667) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The remembered origins -- pt. II. The forgotten origins -- pt. III. The solution of an enigma?

Sommario/riassunto

The history of the Arabs in antiquity from their earliest appearance around 853 BC until the first century of Islam, is described in this book. It traces the mention of people called Arabs in all relevant ancient sources and suggests a new interpretation of their history. It is suggested that the ancient Arabs were more a religious community than an ethnic group, which would explain why the designation 'Arab' could be easily adopted by the early Muslim tribes. The Arabs of antiquity thus resemble the early Islamic Arabs more than is usually assumed, both being united by common bonds of religio



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694323403321

Titolo

Hedge funds and systemic risk : perspectives of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets : hearing before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, July 11, 2007

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 95 p.)

Soggetti

Hedge funds - United States

Financial risk - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia