When Baghdad ruled the Muslim world : the rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty

When Baghdad ruled the Muslim world : the rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty / Hugh Kennedy.

Author/creator	Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.)
Other author/creator	Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.). Court of the Caliphs.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st De Capo Press pbk ed.
Publication Info	Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2006.
Description	xxv, 326 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Abbasids. Islam--History. Baghdad (Iraq)--History. Islamic Empire--History --661-750. Islamic Empire--History --750-1258.

Portion of title	Rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty
Portion of title	Court of the Caliphs
Contents	Revolution -- Mansūr and his legacy -- Hārūn al-Rashīd: the golden prime -- The war between the brothers -- Poetry and power at the early Abbasid Court -- Landscape with palaces -- The Harem -- Ma'mūn to Mutawwakil -- Abbasid Court culture -- High noon in Sāmarrā.
General note	Originally published in the United Kingdom under as The Court of the Caliphs.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-316) and index.
ISBN	0306814803 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780306814808 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DS38.6 .K463 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold