Brig. Stephen H. Longrigg was a member of the council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. James Jankowski is professor of history at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

I THE REGION, II ANTIQUITY, III NINE CENTURIES OF ISLAM, IV MODERN TIMES, V PEOPLES AND LANGUAGES, VI THE ARAB COUNTRIES, VI I THE NON-ARAB COUNTRIES, VIII PUBLIC LIFE, I X PRIVATE LIFE AND SOCIETY, X LANDS AND FACTORIES, XII CONCLUSION AND PROSPECT