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The Arabs / Maxime Rodinson ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rodinson, Maxime.
- Standardized Title:
- Arabes. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Arabs.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 188 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1981]
- Summary:
- Maxime Rodinson has long been known in Europe as one of the foremost interpreters of Arab history and thought. In this concise overview of the Arab people and their distinctive culture, the author discusses the extend to which Arabs can be defined by religion, language, or race; surveys the Arab diaspora; examines modern Arab nationalism; and questions the degree to which it is possible to generalize about the Arab people and their "personality."
- Notes:
- Translation of Les Arabes.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0226723550 :
- OCLC:
- 6916221
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