Arab History and Arab Historiography: Past and Present Forms of Writing

Abstract

Book Title: Arab History and Arab Historiography: Past and Present Forms of Writing . Author: Multiple Authors. Date of publication: 2017. Publisher: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. No. of pages: 1056. The book begins with a 20-page introduction that includes the background paper for the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies’ Third Annual Conference for Historical Studies, held in Beirut on 22-24 April 2016. Next comes a preface written by Dr Wajih Kawtharani, conference coordinator and chair of the Academic Committee, entitled “Arab Historiography: Between Universal and Partial History”. It is followed by a leading article by Lebanese historian Khaled Ziadeh, offering a structured summary of observations regarding “The Use of Documents in the Writing of Arab History”.