Arabs in History

In this classic work Bernard Lewis examines the key issues of Arab development - their identity, the national revival which cemented the creation of the Islamic state, and the social and economic pressures that destroyed the Arab kingdom and created the Islamic empire. He analyses the forces which contributed to that empire's eventual decline and the effects of growing Western influence. Today, with the Arab world facing profound social and political challenges, it constitutes an
essential introduction to the Arabs and their history.

(Oxford)

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"Review from previous edition clear, fascinating and valuable"--The Guardian<br> "stimulating ... The continuous regard paid to the development of trade and economy deserves partucular praise."--History<br> "Professor Lewis has admirably achieved his object, notably bringing out broad economic trends"--International Affairs<br> .,." enormously influential history ... after reading 'Gibbon on Muhammad', it is tempting to speculate that Lewis's long-standing interest in the eighteenth-century historian may have influenced his own ambition to scan grand horizons, his taste for irony and his unmistakably elegant literary style."--Robert Irwin, Middle Eastern Studies<br>

(Oxford)

List of Maps; Introduction; 1. Arabia Before Islam; 2. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam; 3. The Age of the Conquests; 4. The Arab Kingdom; 5. The Islamic Empire; 6. 'The Revolt of Islam'; 7. The Arabs in Europe; 8. Islamic Civilization; 9. The Arabs in Eclipse; 10. The Impact of the West; Chronological Table

(Oxford)