Product Information
Volume 2 of The New Cambridge History of Islam is devoted to the history of the Western Islamic lands from the political fragmentation of the eleventh century to the beginnings of European colonialism towards the end of the eighteenth century. The volume embraces a vast area from al-Andalus and North Africa to Arabia and the lands of the Ottomans. In the first four sections, scholars - all leaders in their particular fields - chart the rise and fall, and explain the political and religious developments, of the various independent ruling dynasties across the region, including famously the Almohads, the Fatimids and Mamluks, and, of course, the Ottomans. The final section of the volume explores the commonalities and continuities that united these diverse and geographically disparate communities, through in-depth analyses of state formation, conversion, taxation, scholarship and the military.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521839570
eBay Product ID (ePID)87245223
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe New Cambridge History of Islam
AuthorMaribel Fierro
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicIslam, Religious History
Publication Year2010
Dimensions
Item Height235mm
Item Width160mm
VolumeVolume 2
Item Weight1500 g
Additional Product Features
Series TitleThe New Cambridge History of Islam 6 Volume Set
EditorMaribel Fierro
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom