Covers the history of the near east from the birth of Muhammad to the fall of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, allowing students to trace the history of Islam and be introduced to the historiographical debates surround its rise and collapse.
The text is supported by genealogical tables and maps which provide strong background information for students who have not previously studied near east history before.
Coverage of eastern Iran and Central Asia, including dynasties like the Seljuks, the Samanids and Ghaznevids, has been greatly expanded giving students the benefit of comprehensive coverage of the region.
Hugh Kennedy is Professor of Arabic at SOAS, University of London. His previous publications include The Armies of the Caliphs. Military and Society in the Early Islamic State (2001), The Great Arab Conquests. How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In (2007) and (as editor) Warfare and Poetry in the Middle East (2013).
Title: The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century (A History of the Near East)
Author: Kennedy, Hugh
ISBN: 9780367366902
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-07-07
Number of Pages: 402
Weight: 0.7572 kg