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Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser.: Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period by Tarif Khalidi (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-10052158938X
ISBN-139780521589383
eBay Product ID (ePID)2309352545
Product Key Features
Number of Pages268 Pages
Publication NameArabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
SubjectHistoriography, Middle East / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHistory
AuthorTarif Khalidi
SeriesCambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews‘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, ‘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." Times Literary Supplement, '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, '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, ‘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, "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, University of London, '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, '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, "Tarif Khalidi admirably traces the development of Muslim historiography. ... Khalidi has written an elegant, concise, perceptive, and artistically narrated account of the morphology of a tradition in the making." Middle East Journal, '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, "In a work as deftly written as it is erudite, Khalidi explores the intellectual context of the development of the practice of history in the central lands of Islam between the seventh and 15th centuries. Khalidi includes substantial quotations from Arab historicans in each of these periods to exemplify their epistemological presuppositions. Such extensive quotations and the context provided for them afford the non-Arabist reader a quick introduction to the major historians in this tradition. Every reader will find, as well, solid reflections on such basic historiographical issues as the sources of history, the reliability of sacred and profane reports, and the purposes to which history is put. Few works offer such multiple rewards to students and scholars alike." Choice
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal909/.097671
Table Of Contentl. The birth of tradition; 2. History and hadith; 3. History and adab; 4. History and hikma; 5. History and siyasa; Conclusion.
SynopsisIn a work that 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 premodern period viewed the past, how it recorded it, and how it sought to answer the many complex questions associated with the discipline of history., 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., A survey of an entire tradition of historical thought and writing across a span of eight hundred years., 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.
LC Classification NumberDS38.16 .K445 1994
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