Arab society: class, gender, power, and development
This all-new edition of the classic Arab Society: Social Science Perspectives, containing thirty new articles by leading scholars, examines Arab society in the 1990s. Articles by scholars from many countries explore such subjects as Arab unity and identity; demographic processes…
"This all-new edition of a classic book examines Arab society in the 1990s. Thirty new articles by leading scholars from many countries explore such subjects as Arab unity and identity; demographic processes; the roles of men, women, and family; rural soc
An illustrated examination of the role of nomads in the history of warfare, which discusses the weapons, tactics, and battles of the Huns, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, and Vikings. Includes maps, biographies, and a chronology.
In this volume are English translations of primary sources upon which much modern knowledge about the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Kanem-Borno, and their neighbors depends. Here is the story of the conversion of the western Sudan to Islam, as well as accounts of the famous medieval …
This book studies the Arabic-Islamic view of Byzantium, tracing the Byzantine image as it evolved through centuries of warfare, contact, and exchanges. Including previously inaccessible material on the Arabic textual tradition on Byzantium, this investigation shows the significa…
The book begins with reactions to the West in the works of such religious leaders as Afghani, 'Abduh, Al-Kawakibi, Rashid Rida, Qasim Amin, and Taha Husain; the rise of Islamic militancy; and the spread of the nationalist movement. It describes events surrounding the Six-Day War…