Arabs A 3000-Year History by Eugene Rogan 2009 Hardcover-image
Arabs A 3000-Year History by Eugene Rogan 2009 Hardcover-image

Arabs A 3000-Year History by Eugene Rogan 2009 Hardcover

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brand: Basic Books Genre: History Number of Pages: 512 Pages Author: Eugene Rogan Item Weight: 30.3 Oz ISBN-10: 0465071007 Dewey Edition: 22 TitleLeading: The Item Length: 9.4 in ISBN-13: 9780465071005 Publisher: Basic Books Book Title: Arabs : a History Synopsis: To American observers, the Arab world often seems little more than a distant battleground characterized by religious zealotry and political chaos. Years of tone-deaf US policies have left the region powerless to control its own destiny--playing into a longstanding sense of shame and impotence for a once-mighty people. In this definitive account, preeminent historian Eugene Rogan traces five centuries of Arab history, from the Ottoman conquests through the British and French colonial periods and up to the present age of unipolar American hegemony. The Arab world is now more acutely aware than ever of its own vulnerability, and this sense of subjection carries with it vast geopolitical consequences. Drawing from Arab sources little known to Western readers, Rogan's The Arabs will transform our understanding of the past, present, and future of one of the world's most tumultuous regions., In this definitive history of the modern Arab world, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan draws extensively on Arab sources and texts to place the Arab experience in its crucial historical context for the first time. Tracing five centuries of Arab history, Rogan reveals that there was an age when the Arabs set the rules for the rest of the world. Today, however, the Arab world's sense of subjection to external powers carries vast consequences for both the region and Westerners who attempt to control it. Updated with a new epilogue, The Arabs is an invaluable, groundbreaking work of history. LC Classification Number: DS37.7.R64 2009 Item Width: 6.5 in Item Height: 1.5 in Dewey Decimal: 909/.04927 Illustrator: Yes gtin13: 9780465071005 Grade From: College Freshman Reviews: Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University "A masterful, thorough, and well-written survey of the entire sweep of modern Arab history. Full of lively vignettes but comprehensive at the same time, this book will be of great interest both to general readers and students of the Arab world." Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, University of Michigan and author ofEngaging the Muslim World "No better guide to the modern history of the Arab world could be found than Eugene Rogan. He is attentive as much to the insider accounts in Arab memoirs as to the imperial schemes hatched in drawing rooms in Paris and London, as concerned with popular movements and uprisings as with elite reformism, and unafraid to confront directly and with the best evidence and documentation available the vexed issues of colonialism, Orientalism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Rogan achieves a rare, and realistic synoptic vision of the way in which Arabness has been shaped by both indigenous forces and Western imperial ones. In recent years, the United States has attempted to rule Arabs while carefully avoiding knowing anything about them, a strategy that has yielded all too predictable results. Those in the West who aspire to engage the Arab world in more productive ways in the future will find Rogan an indispensable companion." Avi Shlaim, author ofThe Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World "Eugene Rogan writes about the Middle East with exceptional empathy, wisdom, and insight. His book is a landmark in scholarship on this complex and controversial region. Western scholars have written extensively about the Middle East but mostly from the outside looking in. The Arabs often feature in their accounts as mere driftwood on the sea of international affairs. Rogan, by contrast, has narrated the history of the region over the last five centuries from the inside looking out. He tells the history of the Arabs from their own perspective, using an impressive range of Arabic sources. It is a fascinating story and in Eugene Rogan it has found its most gifted chronicler." Sir Alistair Horne, author ofA Savage War of Peace "Anyone who seeks to understand why the Islamic world bears a grudge against the West should readThe Arabs. Few scholars know their subject better than Eugene Rogan, while even fewer are capable of rendering so complex a subject so engagingly readable. It is a joy to open, and a deprivation to put down." Margaret MacMillan, author ofParis 1919andNixon and Mao "With eloquence, verve, and understanding, Eugene Rogan rightly reminds us that the world, and the Arabs themselves, need to remember the past. If we are to build a better relationship between the Arab world and the West, if we are to avoid making the same mistakes again and again, we need to know Arab history from its many high points to its low ones. I can think of no better guide on this crucially important journey thanThe Arabs."Kirkus "A straightforward, careful primer on Arab political history from the rise of the Ottoman Empire to the forging of modern fundamentalist Islamic entities…. A sweeping history." Booklist "Framing modern history as viewed from the Arab world, Rogan eruditely furnishes Western readers with a background to current events." The Atlantic "[Rogan] provides a prism through which the lay Westerner can view five centuries of tumult, zealotry, and complication…. Deeply erudite and distinctly humane, Rogan consistently plays up (and never papers over) the bountiful East-West parallels.", Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Columbia University "A masterful, thorough, and well-written survey of the entire sweep of modern Arab history. Full of lively vignettes but comprehensive at the same time, this book will be of great interest both to general readers and students of the Arab world." Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, University of Michigan and author ofEngaging the Muslim World "A masterful, thorough, and well-written survey of the entire sweep of modern Arab history. Full of lively vignettes but comprehensive at the same time, this book will be of great interest both to general readers and students of the Arab world." Avi Shlaim, author ofThe Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World "Eugene Rogan writes about the Middle East with exceptional empathy, wisdom, and insight. His book is a landmark in scholarship on this complex and controversial region. Western scholars have written extensively about the Middle East but mostly from the outside looking in. The Arabs often feature in their accounts as mere driftwood on the sea of international affairs. Rogan, by contrast, has narrated the history of the region over the last five centuries from the inside looking out. He tells the history of the Arabs from their own perspective, using an impressive range of Arabic sources. It is a fascinating story and in Eugene Rogan it has found its most gifted chronicler." Sir Alistair Horne, author ofA Savage War of Peace "Anyone who seeks to understand why the Islamic world bears a grudge against the West should readThe Arabs. Few scholars know their subject better than Eugene Rogan, while even fewer are capable of rendering so complex a subject so engagingly readable. It is a joy to open, and a deprivation to put down." Margaret MacMillan, author ofParis 1919andNixon and Mao"With eloquence, verve, and understanding, Eugene Rogan rightly reminds us that the world, and the Arabs themselves, need to remember the past. If we are to build a better relationship between the Arab world and the West, if we are to avoid making the same mistakes again and again, we need to know Arab history from its many high points to its low ones. I can think of no better guide on this crucially important journey thanThe Arabs." Topic: Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt) Language: English LCCN: 2009-028575 Intended Audience: Trade Publication Year: 2009 Format: Hardcover

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  1. Absolutely brilliant! Eugene Rogan’s *Arabs: A History* is a masterful, engaging read that brings centuries of Arab history to life with depth and clarity. The hardcover edition feels premium, making it a great addition to any bookshelf. Perfect for history buffs and casual readers alike—highly recommended!

    Muhammad Salman Maqbool

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