The Abbasid Caliphate: A History [New ed.] 1107183243, 9781107183247

The period of the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258) has long been recognized as the formative period of Islamic civilization

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The Abbasid Caliphate: A History [New ed.]
1107183243, 9781107183247

A history of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation in 750 and golden age under Harun al-Rashid to the conquest of Ba

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Abu Bakr al-Suli was a noted polymath and table companion in the courts of three Abbasid caliphs. In addition to his wor

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Hayrettin Yücesoy offers a groundbreaking new account of political discourse in Islamic history by examining Abbasid imp

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Modern scholars have often viewed the Abbasid caliphs of the eleventh and twelfth centuries as pale imitations of their

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The political thought of Muslim societies is all too often defined in religious terms, in which the writings of clerics

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The political thought of Muslim societies is all too often defined in religious terms, in which the writings of clerics

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Explores and analyses the Abbasid Caliphate as it was re-imagined in late medieval Cairo Presents different types of sou

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The history of the Sokoto Caliphate, 1804-1903, with a detailed analysis of the office of the Wazirin, all based on [a]

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This is a political study of the Umayyad Caliphate during the reign of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, 65-86 / 684-705.

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Islamic State (also known as ISIS, ISIL, and Daesh) stunned the world when it overran an area the size of Great Britain

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