A Short History of the Arab Peoples

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This authoritative history of the Arab peoples--from the beginning of the 7th century to the mid-20th century--traces how in less than fifty years the Bedouins of Arabia established one of the greatest empires in history. Covers as well the Muslim colonization ofSpain, the great struggle between Christendom and Islam that produced the Crusades, and the gradual turning of the tide agianst the Islamic countries when the Mongol hordes proved a more terrible adversary than the West. Illustrations.