Race and slavery in the Middle East : an historical enquiry /
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Revised edition of: Race and color in Islam. 1971. :
vii, 184 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-141) and index. :
0195062833
9780195062830
0195053265
9780195053265
Poverty and charity in the Jewish community of medieval Egypt /
: "Complemented by the author's collection of primary sources in translation, The voice of the poor in the Middle Ages : an anthology of documents from the Cairo Geniza, on which the research is based". : xi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-269) and indexes. : 0691092729
Islamic societies to the nineteenth century : a global history /
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"Ira Lapidus' global history of Islamic societies, first published in 1988, has become a classic in the field. For over two decades, it has enlightened students, scholars, and others with a thirst for knowledge about one of the world's great civilizations. This book is based on parts one and two of Lapidus' monumental A History of Islamic Societies, revised and updated, describes the transformations of Islamic societies from their beginning in the seventh century, through their diffusion across the globe, into the challenges of the nineteenth century. The story focuses on the organization of families and tribes, religious groups and states, depicts them in their varied and changing contexts, and shows how they were transformed by their interactions with other religious and political communities into a varied, global and interconnected family of societies. The book concludes with the European commercial and imperial interventions that initiated a new set of transformations in the Islamic world, and the onset of the modern era. Organized in narrative sections for the history of each major region, with innovative, analytic summary introductions and conclusions, this book is a unique endeavor. Its breadth, clarity, style, and thoughtful exposition will ensure its place in the classroom and beyond as a guide for the educated reader"-- |c Provided by publisher
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xxxv, 758 pages : ill., maps ; 23 cm :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780521514415
The crusades : Islamic perspectives /
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"This is not a chronological survey of the events of the period 1099 to 1291 and even beyond, for that has already been done several times. Instead, this is a general book intended to introduce some of the wider aspects of the history of the Crusades from the Muslim side. Accordingly, as a deliberate policy, an attempt is made here to view the phenomenon of the Crusades entirely through the prism of medieval Muslim sources. This naturally involves bias, but such a bias is salutary given the cumulative impact of centuries of Eurocentric scholarship in this field and it should help to create a more balanced picture of this fascinating and momentous period of Christian/Muslim confrontation and interaction." "The text is accompanied by well over 500 illustrations of medieval Islamic art which provide a visual reinforcement for this attempt to view the Crusades from 'the other side'."--Jacket.
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lvi, 648 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
0748606300
9780748606306
0748609059
9780748609055