Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Extremely detailed with major historical gaps

What a tedious read!!! Where is the history of Suleyman The Great?! Did the crusades happen?! Did America ever do anything in Tripoli?! Do women exist in the modern Muslim world?!!!While being extremely detailed about historical social practices and religious thought, Hourani left out key historical periods.If you want to come to better understanding of Arab society, I am sure that you can find a more concise book that does not neglect / ignore key world events.