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 story is carried up to the 1980s and the author shows how Arab history is intertwined with some of the great processes of world history. The author has also written "Europe and the Middle East" and "The Emergence of the Modern Middle East".
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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 story is carried up to the 1980s and the author shows how Arab history is intertwined with some of the great processes of world history. The author has also written "Europe and the Middle East" and "The Emergence of the Modern Middle East".
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Seller's Description:
VG. Book Near Fine. Binding tight, pages crisp and clean. Cover lifting a bit with some light scratches and dents. Corners have very light tip wear with front bottom corner partly creased.
This is an essential book for anyone who wants to understand the current situation in the Middle East. Knowledge that seems to be sadly lacking in our current leaders.
