History of the Arabs : from the earliest times to the present /: from the earliest times to the present. (2002)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- History of the Arabs : from the earliest times to the present /: from the earliest times to the present. (2002)
- Main Title:
- History of the Arabs : from the earliest times to the present
- Further Information:
- Note: Philip K. Hitti.
- Other Names:
- Hitti, Philip K (Philip Khuri), 1886-1978
- Contents:
- Preface to the Revised Tenth Edition; W.Khalidi ; Preface to the Tenth Edition; Preface to the First Edition; PART I: THE PRE-ISLAMIC WORLD; The Arabs as Semites: Arabia the Cradle of the Semitic Race; The Arabian Peninsular; Bedouin Life; Early International Relations; The Sabaean and other States of South Arabia; The Nabataean and other Petty Kingdoms of North and Central Arabia; Al-Hijaz on the Eve of the Rise of Islam; PART II: THE RISE OF ISLAM AND THE CALIPHAL STATE; Muhammad the Prophet of Allah; The Koran the Book of Allah; Islam the Religion of Submission to the Will of Allah; Period of Conquest, Expansion and Colonization, A.D. 632-61; The Conquest of Syria; Al-'Iraq and Persia Conquered; Egypt, Tripolis and Barqah Acquired; The Administration of the New Possessions; The Struggle between 'Ali and Mu'awiyah for the Caliphate; PART III: THE UMAYYAD AND 'ABBASID EMPIRES; The Umayyad Caliphate: Mu'awiyah Establishes a Dynasty; Hostile Reactions with the Byzantines; The Zenith of Umayyad Power; Political Administration and Social Conditions under the Umayyads; Intellectual Aspects of Life under the Umayyads; Decline and Fall of the Umayyad Dynasty; The Establishment of the 'Abbasid Dynasty; The Golden Prime of the 'Abbasids; The 'Abbasid State; 'Abbasid Society; Scientific and Literary Progress; Education; The Development of Fine Arts; Moslem Sects; The Caliphate Dismembered: Petty Dynasties in the West; Sundry Dynasties in the East; The Collapse of the 'AbbasidPreface to the Revised Tenth Edition; W.Khalidi ; Preface to the Tenth Edition; Preface to the First Edition; PART I: THE PRE-ISLAMIC WORLD; The Arabs as Semites: Arabia the Cradle of the Semitic Race; The Arabian Peninsular; Bedouin Life; Early International Relations; The Sabaean and other States of South Arabia; The Nabataean and other Petty Kingdoms of North and Central Arabia; Al-Hijaz on the Eve of the Rise of Islam; PART II: THE RISE OF ISLAM AND THE CALIPHAL STATE; Muhammad the Prophet of Allah; The Koran the Book of Allah; Islam the Religion of Submission to the Will of Allah; Period of Conquest, Expansion and Colonization, A.D. 632-61; The Conquest of Syria; Al-'Iraq and Persia Conquered; Egypt, Tripolis and Barqah Acquired; The Administration of the New Possessions; The Struggle between 'Ali and Mu'awiyah for the Caliphate; PART III: THE UMAYYAD AND 'ABBASID EMPIRES; The Umayyad Caliphate: Mu'awiyah Establishes a Dynasty; Hostile Reactions with the Byzantines; The Zenith of Umayyad Power; Political Administration and Social Conditions under the Umayyads; Intellectual Aspects of Life under the Umayyads; Decline and Fall of the Umayyad Dynasty; The Establishment of the 'Abbasid Dynasty; The Golden Prime of the 'Abbasids; The 'Abbasid State; 'Abbasid Society; Scientific and Literary Progress; Education; The Development of Fine Arts; Moslem Sects; The Caliphate Dismembered: Petty Dynasties in the West; Sundry Dynasties in the East; The Collapse of the 'Abbasid Caliphate; PART IV: THE ARABS IN EUROPE: SPAIN AND SICILY; Conquest of Spain; The Umayyad Amirate in Spain; Civil Disturbances; The Umayyad Caliphate of Cordova; Political, Economic and Educational Institutions; Petty States: Fall of Granada; Intellectual Contributions; Art and Architecture; In Sicily; PART V: THE LAST OF THE MEDIEVAL MOSLEM STATES; A Shi'ite Caliphate in Egypt: The Fatimids; Life in Fatimid Egypt; Military Contacts between East and West: The Crusades; Cultural Contacts; The Mamluks, Last Medieval Dynasty of Arab World; Intellectual and Artistic Activity; The End of Mamluk Rule; PART VI: OTTOMAN RULE AND INDEPENDENCE; The Arab Lands as Turkish Provinces; Egypt and the Arab Crescent; The Changing Scene: Impact of the West; Index … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2002
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (852 pages)
- Subjects:
- 909/.09/174927
Arabs
Civilization, Arab
Arabs
Civilization, Arab
Arabian Peninsula -- History
Islamic Empire -- History
Arabian Peninsula
Islamic Empire
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781137130327
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