EBOOK Arabs in History

`Whoever lives in our country, speaks our language, is brought up in our culture        and takes pride in our glory is one of us.' Thus ran a declaration of modern leaders        of Arab states. But what exactly is an Arab, and what has been their place in the        course of human history?In this well-established classic, Professor Lewis examines        the key issues of Arab development - their identity, the national revival which        cemented the creation of the Islamic state, and the social and economic pressures        that destroyed the Arab kingdom and created the Islamic empire. He analyses the        forces which contributed to that empire's eventual decline, and the effects of        growing Western influence. Today, with the Arab world facing profound social and        political challenges, it constitutesan essential introduction to the Arabs and their        history.