Philip K. Hitti was a professor emeritus of Semitic literature at Princeton University. He is the author of a number of books, among them, History of the Arabs, History of Syria, Lebanon in History, and The Near East in History.
The author’s credentials . . . and his facility as a writer will commend Islam to students and to the general reader.
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Kirkus Reviews
Provides the reader with insight into the all-encompassing nature of the force which has shaped the lives of its adherents and those who deal with them.
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Orbis
One of the best introductions that can be recommended to friend, fellow traveler, neutral, or foe; to beginner, philistine, or expert.