A History of the Arab Peoples (Audiobook)

from Miro

Hourani usefully pulls together the varied strands of Arab / Muslim history filling in (for me) hazy gaps. There's some pre 7th century scene setting, but it mostly covers the period from the first arab conquests to the present day in a careful even handed way. Overall it's an interesting book ab...

from justindtapp

Albert Hourani - A History of the Arab Peoples, 1992 editionThis book is a mile-high overview of the history of Arab peoples from Mohammed to 1991. I imagine it is standard textbook in an Arab Culture or Middle Eastern studies curriculum. In certain eras, Hourani has little historic and archaeolo...

from Hanno

A solid, readable, informative book. It encompasses the history of the Arabs and Islam in the middle east and does not include the history of Islam in other regions such as Indonesia or non-Arab Muslims such as those who live in modern day Iran and Pakistan. The book does not focus on "Great Men"...

from P_S_Patrick

This is one of the best history books of this scope that I have read. We learn about the history of the Arab peoples from the early life of Mohammed and the birth of Islam, through the rapid Arab conquest through the Middle East, North Africa, and up to Spain. We hear of the Islamic golden age, t...

from P_S_Patrick

This is one of the best history books of this scope that I have read. We learn about the history of the Arab peoples from the early life of Mohammed and the birth of Islam, through the rapid Arab conquest through the Middle East, North Africa, and up to Spain. We hear of the Islamic golden age, t...