Philip K. Hitti wrote broad histories of Arab and Islamic civilisation for English-language readers. History of the Arabs surveys political dynasties, religion, scholarship, literature and cultural exchange from pre-Islamic Arabia through later Islamic societies, while other works focus on Lebanon, Syria and the wider Near East. Hitti's books reflect the scholarship and terminology of their period, so some interpretations are dated, but they remain useful as influential examples of early twentieth-century Arab history writing in English. These books sit naturally among Islamic civilisation, Arab history and the historiography of Middle Eastern studies. Read more Less
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