Penulis: Albert Hourani
Penerbit:
Belknap Harvard
Jenis Cover: Hardcover
Tahun Terbit: 1991, Cet.1
Dimensi: 16 x 24 cm | xx+551 halaman
Kondisi:
Bekas
Berat: 1 kg
Stok:
Tesedia
Pemesanan: SMS/WA 081212-088121
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The subject of this book is the history of the Arabic-speaking parts of the Islamic world, from the rise of Islam until the present day. During some periods, however, I have had to go beyond the subject: for example, when 1 consider the early history of the caliphate, the Ottoman Empire, and the expansion of European trade and empire. It would be possible to argue that the subject is too large or too small: that the history of the Maghrib is different from that of the Middle East, or that the history of the countries where Arabic is the main language cannot be seen in isolation from that of other Muslim countries. A line has to be drawn somewhere, however, and this is where I have chosen to draw it, partly because of the limits of my own knowledge. I hope the book will show that there is sufficient unity of historical experience between the different regions it covers to make it possible to think and write about them in a single framework.
The book is intended for general readers who wish to learn something about the Arab world and for students who are beginning to study the subject. It will be clear to specialists that, in a book with so large a scope, much of what l say is based upon the research of others, I have tried to give the essential facts and to interpret them in the light of what others have written. Some of my debts to their work are indicated in the bibliography.
