By Robert G. Hoyland

lengthy ahead of Muhammed preached the faith of Islam, the population of his local Arabia had performed a tremendous function in global heritage as either retailers and warriors
Arabia and the Arabs offers the one up to date, one-volume survey of the zone and its peoples, from prehistory to the arriving of Islam
Using a variety of resources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological proof - Robert Hoyland explores the most cultural components of Arabia, from historic Sheba within the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the key issues of
*the economy
*society
*religion
*art, structure and artefacts
*language and literature
*Arabhood and Arabisation
The quantity is illustrated with greater than 50 photos, drawings and maps.

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