The Cambridge illustrated history of the Islamic world / edited by Francis Robinson.
The Cambridge illustrated history of the Islamic world / edited by Francis Robinson.
The Cambridge illustrated history of the Islamic world / edited by Francis Robinson.
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
Call Numbers
G 2013/6414
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxiii, 328 p. : ill., maps (some col.) 26 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Ira M. Lapidus -- 1. The Rise of Islam in the World / Patricia Crone -- 2. The Emergence of the Islamic World System 1000-1500 / Robert Irwin -- 3. The Islamic World in the Age of European Expansion 1500-1800 / Stephen E. Dale -- 4. The Islamic World in the Era of Western Domination 1800...
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
For most of the period from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries, the Muslim world was dominant in terms both of geographical spread and creativity. Today Muslims account for one fifth of the world's population. Yet there is widespread misunderstanding in the West of what Islam really is. Francis Robinson and his team set out to address this para...
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Full title
The Cambridge illustrated history of the Islamic world / edited by Francis Robinson.
Portion of title
Islamic World.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-318) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N909.097671/9.
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Call Numbers
G 2013/6414
Record Identifier
74VK70vkRybl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK70vkRybl
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ISBN
0521669936 (pbk.)
9780521435109
0521435102
9780521669931 (pbk.)
DDC
909.097671
MMS ID
991022946999702626
