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VOLUME ONE ONLY. [CONTENTS]: Preface; I. Introductory Chapter: Muruwwa and Din; II. The Arabic tribes and Islam; III. `Arab and `Ajam; IV. The Shu`ubiyya; V. The Shu`ubiyya and its manifestation in scholarship: a) Genealogy, b) Philology. / Excursuses and Annotations: I. What is meant by `al-Jahiliyya`; II. On the veneration of the dead in paganism and Islam; III. Pagan and Muslim linguistic usage; IV. The use of the kunya as a means of paying respect; V. Black and white people; VI. Traditions about the Turks; VII. Arabicized Persians as Arabic poets. / Index. 220x145mm. 254 pages. Maroon cloth Hardcover. Cover and spine slightly dirty. Spine edges bumped. Previous owner`s small stamp on front whitepage upper corner and title-page bottom edge. Else in good condition.