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In 634, the nascent forces of Islam began the conquest of Syria – the Bilād al-Shām of the Arabs – from Byzantium. During the five centuries that followed, a succession of Moslem states from bases in Damascus, Baghded, Cario and Isphahan, made determined attempts to administer the land as part of the Moslem empire (in the first instance, as the Centre of that empire).
Kamal Salibi, Emeritus Professor of History at the American University of Beirut, is well-known to western readers of Arab history and politics.
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Kamal Salibi, drawing on his rich experience as a researcher in the field of Arab history, reviews the history of Syria during this confused period in the form of a continuous and uninterrupted narrative, emphasizing the parochial aspect of the subject while doing full justice to the broader context.
Kamal Salibi, Emeritus Professor of History at the American University of Beirut, is well-known to western readers of Arab history and politics.
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