{"product_id":"9780300251630","title":"Arabs : A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Mackintosh-Smith, Tim, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/12\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 656 pages, 26 color illus. + 4 maps,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYale University Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Middle East, General \u0026amp; world history\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780300251630\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source of shared cultural identity over the millennia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMackintosh-Smith reveals how linguistic developments-from pre-Islamic poetry to the growth of script, Muhammad's use of writing, and the later problems of printing Arabic-have helped and hindered the progress of Arab history, and investigates how, even in today's politically fractured post-Arab Spring environment, Arabic itself is still a source of unity and disunity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020522586265,"sku":"9780300251630","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780300251630.jpg?v=1602541335","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780300251630","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}