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Author Egger, Vernon, 1948- author.
Title A history of the Muslim world to 1750 : the making of a civilization / Vernon O. Egger.
Publisher New York : Routledge, 2018.
Edition Second edition.


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Descript xxviii, 567 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour), genealogical tables ; 25 cm
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Edition Second edition.
Contents Part one: The formative period, 610-950. Origins -- Arab imperialism -- The development of sectarianism -- The center cannot hold: three caliphates -- Synthesis and creativity -- Part two. Civilization vs. chaos, 950-1260. Filling the vacuum of power, 950-1100 -- Barbarians at the gates, 1100-1260 -- The consolidation of traditions -- The Muslim commonwealth -- Part three. Mongol hegemony, 1260-1405. The great transformation -- Unity and diversity in Islamic traditions -- Part four. Muslim ascendancy, 1405-1750. The central Muslim lands -- The umma in the west -- Central Asia and Iran -- South Asia -- The Indian Ocean Basin.
Note A History of the Muslim World to 1750 traces the development of Islamic civilization from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the mid-eighteenth century. Encompassing a wide range of significant events within the period, its coverage includes the creation of the Dar al-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims), the fragmentation of society into various religious and political groups including the Shi'ites and Sunnis, the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that threatened to destroy the civilization, and the rise of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Covering art, architecture, religious institutions, theological beliefs, popular religious practice, political institutions, cuisine, and much more, A History of the Muslim World to 1750 is the perfect introduction for all students of the history of Islamic Civilizations and the Middle East.
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9781138215924 hardback : alkaline paper
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Author Egger, Vernon, 1948- author.
Subject Islamic civilization.
Islam -- History.
Islamic countries -- History.
Descript xxviii, 567 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour), genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Content text
still image
cartographic image
Media unmediated
Carrier volume
Edition Second edition.
Contents Part one: The formative period, 610-950. Origins -- Arab imperialism -- The development of sectarianism -- The center cannot hold: three caliphates -- Synthesis and creativity -- Part two. Civilization vs. chaos, 950-1260. Filling the vacuum of power, 950-1100 -- Barbarians at the gates, 1100-1260 -- The consolidation of traditions -- The Muslim commonwealth -- Part three. Mongol hegemony, 1260-1405. The great transformation -- Unity and diversity in Islamic traditions -- Part four. Muslim ascendancy, 1405-1750. The central Muslim lands -- The umma in the west -- Central Asia and Iran -- South Asia -- The Indian Ocean Basin.
Note A History of the Muslim World to 1750 traces the development of Islamic civilization from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the mid-eighteenth century. Encompassing a wide range of significant events within the period, its coverage includes the creation of the Dar al-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims), the fragmentation of society into various religious and political groups including the Shi'ites and Sunnis, the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that threatened to destroy the civilization, and the rise of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Covering art, architecture, religious institutions, theological beliefs, popular religious practice, political institutions, cuisine, and much more, A History of the Muslim World to 1750 is the perfect introduction for all students of the history of Islamic Civilizations and the Middle East.
ISBN 9781138215931 paperback : alkaline paper
9781138215924 hardback : alkaline paper
Author Egger, Vernon, 1948- author.
Subject Islamic civilization.
Islam -- History.
Islamic countries -- History.
LOCATION SHELVED AT LOAN TYPE STATUS
 BJL Reading Room 1st floor HDC  DS36.85 .E34  4 WEEK LOAN  DUE 20-05-24

Subject Islamic civilization.
Islam -- History.
Islamic countries -- History.
Descript xxviii, 567 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour), genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Content text
still image
cartographic image
Media unmediated
Carrier volume
Contents Part one: The formative period, 610-950. Origins -- Arab imperialism -- The development of sectarianism -- The center cannot hold: three caliphates -- Synthesis and creativity -- Part two. Civilization vs. chaos, 950-1260. Filling the vacuum of power, 950-1100 -- Barbarians at the gates, 1100-1260 -- The consolidation of traditions -- The Muslim commonwealth -- Part three. Mongol hegemony, 1260-1405. The great transformation -- Unity and diversity in Islamic traditions -- Part four. Muslim ascendancy, 1405-1750. The central Muslim lands -- The umma in the west -- Central Asia and Iran -- South Asia -- The Indian Ocean Basin.
Note A History of the Muslim World to 1750 traces the development of Islamic civilization from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the mid-eighteenth century. Encompassing a wide range of significant events within the period, its coverage includes the creation of the Dar al-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims), the fragmentation of society into various religious and political groups including the Shi'ites and Sunnis, the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that threatened to destroy the civilization, and the rise of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Covering art, architecture, religious institutions, theological beliefs, popular religious practice, political institutions, cuisine, and much more, A History of the Muslim World to 1750 is the perfect introduction for all students of the history of Islamic Civilizations and the Middle East.
ISBN 9781138215931 paperback : alkaline paper
9781138215924 hardback : alkaline paper
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