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“george antonius”

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  • The Arab Awakening: The Story Of The Arab National Movement

    by George Antonius ...
    This remarkable book on a complex and controversial subject is widely regarded as the best full account of the rise of the Arab national movement. After several years of travel and research in all parts of the Arab world, the author managed to gain access to all the relevant material necessary to the writing of a book such as this–much of the material having been unavailable to other writers on ... Read more

    $8.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Arab Awakening

    The Story of the National Arab Movement

    by George Antonius ...
    First published in 1938, this fine book is the first study of the Arab national movement ever written. 'The whole of this brilliantly written book moves at the same plane of objective and critical scholarship.' Daily Telegraph, London. 'A good book written by a scholar, an expert on the subject and a resident in the country ... a very excellent and extremely able book.' The Observer, London. ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

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