Politics and cunning among the Arabs

About the book: This book predates the era of the Italian politician Machiavelli by a hundred years, as it contains "political tricks" that place it on par with the book "The Prince" in teaching the arts of leadership and governance. It is characterized by its avoidance of direct speech and explicit teaching, choosing story and tale as a means of education and guidance. Strangely, this book, originally written in Arabic since 1061 AH / 1651 AD, remained unknown to Arabic readers, while it has been circulated among readers of several European languages since 1976, when researcher Rene Ghouam extracted it from a manuscript stored in the collections of the National Library in Paris. Its publication was not limited to the French language but extended to other languages as well. We have no doubt that the Arab reader will find doubled benefit: joy from stories and anecdotes on one hand, and the revival of Arab political history on the other. "In addition to the importance of the subject, we see in our author a comprehensive and eager intellectual outlook." Translation: Rene Ghouam Publication date: 5th edition, 2018 Book classification: History Publisher: Dar Al Saqi Number of pages: 232 Format: Paperback