The Arabs: A Compact History

by Francesco Gabrieli, Unknown .

Francesco Gabrieli gives an accurate summary account of the political history of the Arab people. The book also touches upon the great religious phenomenon of Islam.

234 pages, Hardcover

First published July 24, 1981

Reviews

[A Vintage Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dry, it reads like a textbook. I am not sure if that is the author’s fault or the translator’s as I read this book in English. I do feel as though I have learned some things about Arabia, the most interesting parts to me dealt with the Ottoman Empire.