As the author candidly states in his Preface, "The aim of this
modest volume is to give a summary account, yet one which is as
accurate and up-to-date as possible, of the political vicissitudes
of the Arab people from their beginnings up to the present day."
There is a brief first chapter on "The Pre-Islamic Arabs" and a
concluding one which scans the major events between the 18th
century and the Algerian crisis of last year, but the bulk of the
book is devoted, properly enough, to the seven centuries of
greatness which began with the hegira and ended in the drowsy
decadence of the Persian and Ottoman empires. To quote again from
the preface: "although I had limited myself to...an attempt to
condense the enormous amount of material...there are still too many
names and dates which are unfamiliar to the average reader, too
many histories of dynasties, and too little concerning economic and
social facts." The reasons for this are to be sought in the subject
itself, "large areas of which are still terra incognita, only now
being explored." No one can deny that the author has done his best
to provide us with "a necessary frame." The translation, by
Salvatore Attanasio, is ??lucid enough. (Kirkus Reviews)
Francesco Gabrieli gives an accurate summary account of the
political history of the Arab people. The book also touches upon
the great religious phenomenon of Islam.
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