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Discover book depositorys huge selection of albert hourani books online. Inviting nominations to mesas 2019 awards competitions. The albert hourani book award recognizes a work that exemplifies scholarly excellence and clarity of presentation in the tradition of albert. Death rites and the making of islamic society published by columbia university press. The top book prize in the middle eastern studies field is named the albert hourani book award and it is given annually by the middle east studies association of north america mesa. The calligraphic state by brinkley messick paperback.
But the evident virtues of a history of the arab peoples notwithstanding, close scrutiny of the book reveals some major deficiencies, having to do with its static quality, its tendency to gloss over problems, and its hidden agenda. Honorable mention for albert hourani book award, 2003, middle east studies association of north america. His first book, muhammads grave, has won three major awards. Albert habib hourani, british historian born march 31, 1915, manchester, englanddied jan. Congratulations to mesa award winners fredrik meiton and ilana. Albert hourani book prize awarded by the middle east studies association, for modernizing marriage, 2015. He attended magdalen college, oxford in 1933, where he read philosophy, politics and economics. Hourani tries to cover most of the history of the arab peoples, but this is certainly no easy task. The award is presented by the middle east studies association. Death rites and the making of islamic society is a signal contribution to the social history of early islam.
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A collection of awards for outstanding publications in history and related fields, complied by the faculty members of the rowan university history department. Issued under the auspices of the royal institute of international affairs by albert hourani book 8 editions published between 1962 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,893 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Antonys college, oxford, and author of the popular bestseller a history of t. His research focuses on the social and economic history of the arab provinces of the ottoman empire and the arab states in the 20th century. Welcome history book awards and prizes research guides. Albert hourani book award middle east studies association. It radiates the penetrating light of albert houranis massive. Mesa awards three book prizes annually and two biennially. Eugene rogan is director of the middle east centre at oxford university. Common knowledge book awards john hope franklin publication prize. Osborns letters of light receives honorable mention for albert hourani book award. Islam in european thought tanner lectures on human values. In style and sweep, a history of the arab peoples is a virtuoso performance. Albert hourani was born in manchester, england, in 1915 and studied at oxford university.
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In a work of profound and lasting importance, albert hourani tells the definitive history of the arab peoples from the seventh century, when the new religion of islam began to spread from the arabian peninsula westwards, to the present day. Brian catlos receives the 2014 albert hourani book prize. History of the arab peoples by professor albert hourani. Noah salomon winner of the 2017 albert hourani book award, middle east studies association winner of the 2017 award for excellence in religion in analyticaldescriptive studies, american academy of religion see more. Archaeological practice and territorial selffashioning in israeli society, nadia abu elhaj is published by university of chicago press.
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