The Arabs in history / / Bernard Lewis
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| Autore: |
Lewis Bernard <1916-2018.>
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| Titolo: |
The Arabs in history / / Bernard Lewis
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Edizione: | 6th ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 909/.04927 |
| Soggetto topico: | Arabs |
| Note generali: | First published 1950 by Hutchinson & Co. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Introduction; 1 Arabia Before Islam; 2 Muhammad and the Rise of Islam; 3 The Age of the Conquests; 4 The Arab Kingdom; 5 The Islamic Empire; 6 'The Revolt of Islam'; 7 The Arabs in Europe; 8 Islamic Civilization; 9 The Arabs in Eclipse; 10 The Impact of the West; Chronological Table; Notes; Guide to Further Reading; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | `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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Arabs in history |
| ISBN: | 9780191647161 |
| 0191647160 | |
| 9781280444548 | |
| 1280444541 | |
| 9780191587665 | |
| 0191587664 | |
| 9781423757412 | |
| 1423757416 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910968334903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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