Hitti, Philip K.The Arabs: A Short History. Regnery, 1996. Author is a leading historian of the Arabic-speaking peoples.
Hourani, Albert Habib.A History of the Arab Peoples. Warner, 1992. Comprehensive and definitive history of social, economic, political, and cultural life in the Middle East, from the prophet Muhammad to the 20th century.
Lewis, Bernard W.The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000 Years. Touchstone, 1997. Draws on many sources, including the work of archaeologists and scholars, to chronologically trace the political, economical, social, and cultural development of the Middle East.
Mansfield, Peter.The Arabs. Penguin, 1992. Informed journalist's introduction to the history of the modern Arab world.
Adonis.Trans. Catherine Cobham.An Introduction to Arab Poetics. University of Texas Press, 1990. Musings of a great contemporary Arab poet on the tradition from which he came, how it evolved, and where it is going.
Boullata, Issa J., and Terri De Young, eds.Tradition and Modernity in Arabic Literature. University of Arkansas Press, 1997. Collection of critical essays on all periods of Arabic literature, with some discussions of Arabic film and theatre.
Field, Michael.Inside the Arab World. Harvard University Press, 1995, 1996. Thorough presentation of modern Arab affairs, including oil, wars, peace talks, and terrorists.
Hitti, Philip K.The Arabs: A Short History. Princeton University Press, Regnery, 1943. 1996. A condensation of History of the Arabs: From the Earliest Times to the Present, first published in the early 20th century.
Hourani, Albert.A History of the Arab Peoples. Belknap, Reprint, MJF Books, 1991. 1997. Comprehensive review of 12 centuries of Arab history and culture.
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