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A History of Islamic Societies by Ira M. Lapidus - Cambridge Univ Pr TPB (1997)
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- Seller Notes
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subject Area
- Religion, History
- Book Title
- A History of Islamic Societies by Ira Lapidus
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
- Features
- Trade Paperback, Illustrated
- Subject
- Islam / History, Middle East / General
- Level
- Intermediate, Advanced
- ISBN
- 9780521295499
- Publication Name
- History of Islamic Societies
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.9 in
- Item Weight
- 47.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 1034 Pages
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A History of Islamic Societies provides an authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the civilisations and patterns of life of Muslims throughout the world.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521295491
ISBN-13
9780521295499
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167929
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
1034 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
History of Islamic Societies
Publication Year
1990
Subject
Islam / History, Middle East / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
47.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'… a brilliant tour de force … For anyone, student or professor, who wishes to grasp the special quality of Islamic history and its bearing on the present problems of Islamic societies, this book should be their place of first resort.'Francis Robinson, History Today, '… a brilliant tour de force … For anyone, student or professor, who wishes to grasp the special quality of Islamic history and its bearing on the present problems of Islamic societies, this book should be their place of first resort.' Francis Robinson, History Today, '... a brilliant tour de force ... For anyone, student or professor, who wishes to grasp the special quality of Islamic history and its bearing on the present problems of Islamic societies, this book should be their place of first resort.' Francis Robinson, History Today
Target Audience
College Audience
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
909/.09767
Table of Content
List of illustrations; List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Publisher's preface; Part I. The Origins of Islamic Civilisation: the Middle East from c.600 to c.1200: Introduction: Middle Eastern societies before the advent of Islam; The Preaching of Islam: 1. Arabia; 2. The life of the Prophet; The Arab-Muslim Imperium (632-945): 3. The Arab conquests and the socio-economic bases of empire; 4. The Caliphate; 5. Cosmopolitan Islam: the Islam of the imperial elite; 6. Urban Islam: the Islam of the religious elites; 7. Islamic culture and the separation of state and religion; 8. The fall of the Abbasid empire; From Islamic Culture to Islamic Society: Iran and Iraq, 945-c.1200: 9. The post-Abbasid Middle Eastern state system; 10. Muslim communities and Middle Eastern societies; 11. The collective ideal; 12. The personal ethic; Conclusion: the Middle Eastern Islamic paradigm; Part II. The Worldwide Diffusion of Islamic Societies from the Tenth to the Nineteenth Century: Introduction: the Islamic world and the rise of Europe; The Middle Eastern Islamic Societies: 13. Iran: the Mongol, Timurid, and Safavid empires; 14. The Turkish migrations and the Ottoman Empire; 15. The Arab Middle East; 16. Islamic North Africa and Spain to the nineteenth century; 17. Inner Asia from the Mongol conquests to the nineteenth century; 18. The Indian subcontinent: the Delhi Sultanates and the Mughal empire; 19. The formation of Islamic societies in Southeast Asia; Islam in Africa: 20. Islam in Sudanic, savannah, and forest West Africa; 21. Islam in East Africa and the rise of European colonial empires; Part III. The Modern Transformation: Muslim Peoples in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Introduction: modernity and the transformation of Muslim societies: Nationalism and Islam in the Middle East: 22. Iran: state and religion in the modern era; 23. The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the modernisation of Turkey; 24. Egypt: secularism and Islamic modernity; 25. The Arab Middle East: Arabism, military states, and Islam; 26. North Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; Secularism and Islam in Central and Southern Asia: 27. The Indian subcontinent: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh; 28. Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia; 29. Inner Asia under Russian and Chinese rule; Islam in Twentieth Century Africa: 30. Islam in West Africa; 31. Islam in East Africa; Conclusion: secularised Islam and Islamic revival; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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1988
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