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Thirty years later in 1955, albert hourani, the oxford historian and bestselling author of a. A history of the arab peoples by hourani, albert, 19151993. A history of the arab peoples is a book written by the britishborn lebanese historian albert hourani the book presents the history of the arabs from the advent of islam although some preislamic history is included to the late 20th century. Listen to history of the arab peoples by albert hourani at. Albert habib hourani, british historian born march 31, 1915, manchester, englanddied jan. Hourani examines arabicspeaking nations of the islamic world from the seventh century. History of the arab peoples study guide course hero.
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