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This Account Presents A Panoramic View Of The History Of The Arab Peoples, Whose World Has Expanded From The Arabian Peninsula To Include North Africa, The Levant, And The Persian Gulf. The Narrative Depicts The Rise Of Islam, The Life Of The Prophet Muhammad, And The Empire Founded By His Successors, Which Encompassed The Middle East, North Africa, And Spain. Following This Empire's Fragmentation Circa A.d. 900, Central Asian Rulers Controlled The Arab World. Ultimately, The Age Of European Dominance Produced The Modern Middle Eastern And North African States. The Author Concludes With An Analysis Of Present-day Challenges Facing The Arab World.--jacket. The Arabs In Antiquity -- The Rise Of Islam (a.d. 610-661) -- From Arab Empire To Islamic Caliphate : The Umayyads And Abbasids (661-945) -- Islam, Law, And The State -- The Arab West : North Africa, Sicily, And Spain -- Arab Sunset, Turkish Dawn : The Struggle For International Islam (945-1517) -- Society, Culture, And The Life Of The Mind (661-1517) -- The Ottoman Age (1517-1798) -- Sick Man Of The Middle East : The Arab World In The Age Of Ottoman Decline And European Ascendance (1798-1920) -- The Hope Of Revival : Arab Nationa

Author

Kirk H. Sowell

Publisher

Hippocrene ; Gazelle

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780781809900

Subjects

History, Humanities