The Prophet and the age of the Caliphates : the Islamic Near East from the sixth to the eleventh century

The Prophet and the age of the Caliphates : the Islamic Near East from the sixth to the eleventh century / Hugh Kennedy.

Author/creator	Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.)
Format	Book and Print
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Longman, 2004.
Description	xiv, 419 pages : genealogical tables, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Islamic Empire--History --622-661. Islamic Empire--History --661-750. Islamic Empire--History --750-1258. Islamic Empire--Kings and rulers.

Contents	The matrix of the Muslim world : the Near East in the early seventh century -- The birth of the Islamic state -- Conquest and division in the time of the Rāshidūn Caliphs -- The Umayyad Caliphate -- The early ʻAbbasid Caliphate -- The middle ʻAbbasid Caliphate -- The structure of politics in the Muslim Commonwealth -- The Buyid Confederation -- The Kurds -- The Hamdanids -- Bedouin political movements and dynasties -- Early Islamic Egypt and the Fatimid Empire.
General note	Previous ed.: 1986.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-392) and index.
ISBN	0582405254
ISBN	9780582405257

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DS38.5 .K38 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold