Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires [Original retail ed.] 0300180284, 9780300180282

A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchs

507 102 31MB

English Pages 656 Year 2019

Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires [Original retail ed.]
0300180284, 9780300180282

Commentary
Strips away centuries of erroneous myth-making...Anyone hoping to understand, let alone write about the Middle East, will need to read and inhale this profound, witty, and scholarly achievement. --"Barnaby Rogerson, author of The Last Crusaders"

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