Arabia and the Arabs av Robert G. Hoyland

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Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors<BR><EM>Arabia and the Arabs</EM> provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam<BR>Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes of<BR>*the economy<BR>*society<BR>*religion<BR>*art, architecture and artefacts<BR>*language and literature<BR>*Arabhood and Arabisation<BR>The volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.<BR>