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Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period - Couverture souple

Khalidi, Tarif

 
9780521589383: Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 052158938X ISBN 13 : 9780521589383
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Thinking and writing about the past has always been of critical importance to the way that any culture or civilization views itself and its role in the world. In a work which surveys an entire tradition of historical thought and writing across a span of eight hundred years, Tarif Khalidi examines how Arabic-Islamic culture of the pre-modern period viewed the past, how it recorded it, and how it sought to answer the many complex questions associated with the discipline of history. The author combines a chronological and a topical approach to place the tradition within its wider intellectual context, while quotations from historians across the period introduce the English-speaking reader to some of the principal texts of Arabic-Islamic culture.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Thinking and writing about the past has always been of critical importance to the way that any culture or civilization views itself and its role in the world. In a work which surveys an entire tradition of historical thought and writing across a span of eight hundred years, Tarif Khalidi examines how Arabic-Islamic culture of the pre-modern period viewed the past, how it recorded it, and how it sought to answer the many complex questions associated with the discipline of history. The author combines a chronological and a topical approach to place the tradition within its wider intellectual context, while quotations from historians across the period introduce the English-speaking reader to some of the principal texts of Arabic-Islamic culture.

Revue de presse

'Dr Khalidi is completely in control of his subject and carries the reader along through his splendidly fluent style, despite the occasional complexity of his argumentation.' Middle East International

'This is a wide-ranging, excellently written book on a subject of major importance, based on a formidable wealth of knowledge expertly distilled ... ' David Morgan, School of Oriental and African Studies

'The extent of Khalidi's reading is daunting, the subtlety and elegance of his exposition enviable. This is a book which is enjoyable as well as informative.' The Times Literary Supplement

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052158938X
ISBN 13 
9780521589383
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
268
Coordonnées du fabricant
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