A History of the Arab Peoples - Hardcover

A History of the Arab Peoples

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Buchbeschreibung , Hardcover/Pappeinband. Zustand: Gut. Auflage: Revised. 565 Seiten Fresh and clean hardcover copy in good condition. Frisches und sauberes Hardcover-Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Contents - Preface - Author's Note - Prologue - PART I THE MAKING OF A WORLD (SEVENTH-TENTH CENTURY) - 1. A New Power in an Old World - The world into which the Arabs came - The language of poetry - Muhammad and the appearance of Islam - 2. The Formation of an Empire - The succession to Muhammad: the conquest of an empire - The caliphate of Damascus - The caliphate of Baghdad - 3. The Formation of a Society - The end of political unity - A unified society: the economic bases - Unity of faith and language - The Islamic world - 4. The Articulation of Islam - The questions of authority - The power and justice of God - The shari'a - The Traditions of the Prophet - The path of the mystic - The path of reason - PART II ARAB MUSLIM SOCIETIES (ELEVENTH-FIFTEENTH CENTURY) - 5. The Arab Muslim World - States and dynasties - Arabs, Persians and Turks - Geographical divisions - Muslim Arabs and others - 6. The Countryside - Land and its use - Tribal societies - 7. The Life of Cities - Markets and cities - The city population - Law and the 'ulama - Slaves - Muslims and non-Muslims in the city - Women in the city - The shape of the city - Houses in the city - The chain of cities - 8. Cities and Their Rulers - The formation of dynasties - The alliance of interests - Control of the countryside - Ideas of political authority - 9. Ways of Islam - The Pillars of Islam - The friends of God - 10. The Culture of the 'Ulama - The 'ulama and the shari'a - The transmission of learning - Kalam - Al-Ghazali - 11. Divergent Paths of Thought - Islam of the philosophers - Ibn 'Arabi and theosophy - Ibn Taymiyya and the Hanbali tradition - The development of Shi'ism - Jewish and Christian learning - 12. The Culture of Courts and People - Rulers and patrons - Poetry and story - Music - Understanding the world - PART III THE OTTOMAN AGE (SIXTEENTH-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY) - 13. The Ottoman Empire - The limits of political power - Ottoman government - The Ottomans and Islamic tradition - Government in the Arab provinces - 14. Ottoman Societies - Population and wealth in the empire - The Arab provinces - The culture of the Arab provinces - Beyond the empire: Arabia, the Sudan, Morocco - 15. The Changing Balance of Power in the Eighteenth Century - Central and local authorities - Arab Ottoman society and culture - The world of Islam - Changing relations with Europe - PART IV THE AGE OF EUROPEAN EMPIRES (1800-1939) - 16. European Power and Reforming Governments (1800-1860) - The expansion of Europe - The beginnings of European empire - Reforming governments - 17. European Empires and Dominant Elites (1860-1914) - The limits of independence - The partition of Africa: Egypt and the Maghrib - The alliance of dominant interests - Control of the land - The condition of the people - The dual society - 18. The Culture of Imperialism and Reform - The culture of imperialism - The rise of the intelligentsia - The culture of reform - The emergence of nationalism - The continuity of Islamic tradition - 19. The Climax of European Power (1914-1939) - The supremacy of Great Britain and France - The primacy of British and French interests - Immigrants and the land - The growth of the indigenous elite - Attempts at political agreement - 20. Changing Ways of Life and Thought (1914-1939) - Population and the countryside - Life in the new cities - The culture of nationalism - Islam of the élite and the masses - PART V THE AGE OF NATION-STATES (SINCE 1939) - 21. The End of the Empires (1939-1962) - The Second World War - National independence (1945-1956) - The Suez crisis - The Algerian war - 22. Changing Societies (1940s and 1950s) - Population and economic growth - The profits of growth: merchants and landowners - The power of the state - Rich and poor in the city - 23. National Culture (1940s and 1950s) - Problems of education - Language and self-expression - Islamic movements - 24. The Climax of Arabism (1950s and 1960s) - Popular nationalism - The ascendancy of Nasirism - The crisis of 1967 - 25. Arab Unity and Disunity (since 1967) - The crisis of 1973 - The predominance of American influence - The interdependence of Arab countries - Arab disunity - 26. A Disturbance of Spirits (since 1967) - Ethnic and religious divisions - Rich and poor - Women in society - A heritage and its renewal - The stability of regimes - The fragility of regimes - Afterword 2002 - Maps - Genealogies and Dynasties - The Family of the Prophet - The Shi'i Imams - The Caliphs - Important Dynasties - Ruling Families in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century ISBN 9780674010178 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1013. Artikel-Nr. 1225532

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