Background reading on the Arab World

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A History of the Arab Peoples
1.  A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani
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The Middle East: 2000 Years Of History From The Birth Of Christia: 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day
2.  The Middle East: 2000 Years Of History From The Birth Of Christia: 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day by Bernard Lewis
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Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (Peoples of the Ancient World)
3.  Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (Peoples of the Ancient World) by Robert G. Hoyland
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  "Arab history does not start in 570."
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
4.  A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin
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Orientalism (Vintage)
5.  Orientalism (Vintage) by Edward W. Said
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For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and Their Enemies
6.  For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and Their Enemies by Robert Irwin
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Islam
7.  Islam by Fazur Rahman
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The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the 6th to the 11th Century (A History of the Near East)
8.  The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the 6th to the 11th Century (A History of the Near East) by Hugh Kennedy
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When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty
9.  When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty by Hugh Kennedy
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Saqi Essentials)
10.  The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Saqi Essentials) by Amin Maalouf
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Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th/5th-10th c.): The Graeco-Arabic ... Century) (Arabic Thought & Culture)
11.  Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th/5th-10th c.): The Graeco-Arabic ... Century) (Arabic Thought & Culture) by Dimitri Gutas
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An Introduction to Arabic Literature
12.  An Introduction to Arabic Literature by Roger Allen
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The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature (Penguin Classics)
13.  The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature (Penguin Classics) by Robert Irwin
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The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History: A Forgotten Heritage (Middle Ages)
14.  The Arabic Role in Medieval Literary History: A Forgotten Heritage (Middle Ages) by Maria Rosa Menocal
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The Polymath
15.  The Polymath by Bensalem Himmich
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God's Banquet: Food in Classic Arabic Literature
16.  God's Banquet: Food in Classic Arabic Literature by Geert Jan Van Gelder
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An Imam in Paris: Al-Tahtawi's Visit to France (1826-31)
17.  An Imam in Paris: Al-Tahtawi's Visit to France (1826-31) by Rifa'a Al-Tahtawi
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Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature (Library of Middle East History)
18.  Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature (Library of Middle East History) by Jan Van Gelder
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The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
19.  The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics) by Naguib Mahfouz
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Season of Migration to the North (Penguin Modern Classics)
20.  Season of Migration to the North (Penguin Modern Classics) by Tayeb Salih
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The Yacoubian Building
21.  The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany
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Whatever Happened to the Egyptians?: Changes in Egyptian Society from 1950 to the Present
22.  Whatever Happened to the Egyptians?: Changes in Egyptian Society from 1950 to the Present by Galal A. Amin
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Modern Arabic Fiction: An Anthology
23.  Modern Arabic Fiction: An Anthology by Salma Jayyusi
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The Music of the Arabs
24.  The Music of the Arabs by Habib Hassan Toumar
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