Arabs: A 3,000-year History Of Peoples, Tribes ... -

: Reviewers from The Spectator and The Sunday Times have called it "magisterial," "brilliant," and a "worthy successor" to the works of Albert Hourani.

: Mackintosh-Smith argues that Arabic is the "defining feature" of being Arab, rather than genetics or borders. He calls Arabs "arabophones" and considers the language a vital source of shared cultural identity. Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes ...

: Some critics noted that its heavy focus on language might occasionally oversimplify complex political or sectarian narratives, and a few found the prose overly dense or in need of more rigorous editing. Arabs: A 3000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires : Reviewers from The Spectator and The Sunday

The book is divided into six parts covering three major "waves of unity": Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes ...