Arabs : a 3,000-year history of peoples, tribes and empires
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780300180282 (HRD), 0300180284 (HRD)
Physical Desc
xxvi, 630 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019].
Language
English
ISBN
9780300180282 (HRD), 0300180284 (HRD)
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 602-608) and index.
Description
This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source of shared cultural identity over themillennia. Mackintosh-Smith reveals how linguistic developments-from pre-Islamic poetry to the growth of script, Muhammad's use of writing, and the later problems of printing Arabic-have helped and hindered the progress of Arab history, and investigateshow, even in today's politically fractured post-Arab Spring environment, Arabic itself is still a source of unity and disunity.
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Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 909.0492 MAC | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mackintosh-Smith, T. (2019). Arabs: a 3,000-year history of peoples, tribes and empires . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mackintosh-Smith, Tim, 1961-. 2019. Arabs: A 3,000-year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mackintosh-Smith, Tim, 1961-. Arabs: A 3,000-year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires Yale University Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. Arabs: A 3,000-year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires Yale University Press, 2019.
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