A Concise History of the Arabs
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A Concise History of the Arabs

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A Concise History of the Arabs

About this book

The key to understanding the Arab world today is unlocking its past. In this authoritative account, John McHugo takes the reader through the political, social and intellectual history of the Arabs from the Roman Empire right up to the present day. Going beyond the headlines, he describes in vivid detail a series of key turning points in Arab history - from the mission of the Prophet Muhammad and the expansion of Islam to the region's interaction with Western ideas and the rise of Islamism. Now fully updated to cover the tumultuous years since the Arab Spring, this lucidly told history reveals how the Arab world came to have its present form and illuminates the choices that lie ahead.

Information

Publisher
Saqi Books
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780863567421
eBook ISBN
9780863568947
Topic
Geschichte
Subtopic
Weltgeschichte

INDEX

Abbas
uncle of Prophet Muhammad 53
Abbas, Mahmoud 252–3
foreign policy of 253–5
Abbasid Caliphate 53–5, 57–8, 61, 66, 70, 106, 172, 233
Abbasid Revolution (AD 750) 54, 59
Abd al-Raziq, Ali 307–8
Abduh, Muhammad 106–7, 158–9, 209, 307–9
Chief Mufti of Egypt 105
Abdul Hamid II, Sultan 89, 108, 158, 263
reign of (1876–1909) 88
Abdul Malik, caliph 46–7, 49
Abdullah I of Jordan 172–3, 180, 183
assassination of (1951) 188, 225
Abdullah II of Jordan 318
Amman Message (2004) 318–19
Abraham 32, 258–9
construction of Ka’aba 26
family of 26
Abu Bakr 34, 43, 56
family of 33, 37, 40
First Caliph 33, 42
Shi’ite view of 44
Abu Dhabi 267
Abu Sufyan
family of 30, 39
Governor of Yemen 39
Acre 77
Aden 97, 191, 207, 215, 262, 293
al-Afghani, Jamal-al-Din 104–5, 287
Afghanistan 230, 283, 288
Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–) 262
Soviet Invasion of (1979–89) 228, 230–1
Aflaq, Michel
co-founder of Ba’ath Party 201
Agadir 293
Aghlabids
territory controlled by 54
Aisha
wife of Prophet Muhammad 33, 41, 56
Alaric th...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. List of Maps
  5. Glossary of Arabic Terms and Words
  6. Preface
  7. One When History Changed Direction
  8. Two Growing Apart
  9. Three The West Takes Control
  10. Four Sharing an Indigestible Cake
  11. Five Secularism and Islamism in Egypt
  12. Six The West Seems to Retreat
  13. Seven The Six Day War and its Consequences
  14. Eight Iraq, Israel, Militancy and Terrorism
  15. Nine The Age of the Autocrats and the Rise of Islamism
  16. Conclusion: Something Snaps – The Arab Spring and Beyond
  17. Acknowledgements
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Suggestions for Further Reading
  21. Index
  22. Copyright

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