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Paul E. Walker Caliph of Cairo (Paperback)
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- Condition
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- Publication Name
- Caliph of Cairo
- Title
- Caliph of Cairo
- EAN
- 9789774165689
- ISBN
- 9789774165689
- Release Date
- 12/15/2012
- Release Year
- 2012
- Subtitle
- Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, 996–1021
- ISBN-10
- 9774165683
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- EG
- Book Title
- Caliph of Cairo : Al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah, 9961021
- Item Length
- 5.8in
- Publisher
- American University in Cairo Press
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History
- Topic
- Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt), General, Ancient / Egypt, Islam / Shi'a
- Item Width
- 9in
- Item Weight
- 20.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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To some, al-Hakim was God incarnate, to others an infallible imam, to still others he was a capricious tyrant. This book examines myth and fact, document and opinion, to present the most complete and detailed history yet written of the life and times of one of the medieval Islamic world's most controversial figures.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press
ISBN-10
9774165683
ISBN-13
9789774165689
eBay Product ID (ePID)
121022232
Product Key Features
Book Title
Caliph of Cairo : Al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah, 9961021
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt), General, Ancient / Egypt, Islam / Shi'a
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
5.8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
9in
Item Weight
20.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dt95.78.H34
Reviews
Walker's work is a well-researched, unbiased and engaging exposof a melodramatic subject. . . . A fascinating aspect of Walker's study is his attempt to position in proper historical context the precise role women played in the Fatimid period. This particular debate has never been more urgent. . . . The author's sources are multifarious and variegated. Al Ahram Weekly, Walker's work is a well-researched, unbiased and engaging expos of a melodramatic subject. . . . A fascinating aspect of Walker's study is his attempt to position in proper historical context the precise role women played in the Fatimid period. This particular debate has never been more urgent. . . . The author's sources are multifarious and variegated. Al Ahram Weekly|9789774165689|, "Walker's work is a well-researched, unbiased and engaging exposé of a melodramatic subject. . . . A fascinating aspect of Walker's study is his attempt to position in proper historical context the precise role women played in the Fatimid period. This particular debate has never been more urgent. . . . The author's sources are multifarious and variegated."Al Ahram Weekly "Walker tells the captivating tale of the rise and sudden disappearance of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, whose erratic rule of the Fatimid Empire from 996 to 1021 left a legacy of unanswered questions."Egypt Independent, "Walker's work is a well-researched, unbiased and engaging exposé of a melodramatic subject. . . . A fascinating aspect of Walker's study is his attempt to position in proper historical context the precise role women played in the Fatimid period. This particular debate has never been more urgent. . . . The author's sources are multifarious and variegated." --Al Ahram Weekly, Walker's work is a well-researched, unbiased and engaging exposé of a melodramatic subject. . . . A fascinating aspect of Walker's study is his attempt to position in proper historical context the precise role women played in the Fatimid period. This particular debate has never been more urgent. . . . The author's sources are multifarious and variegated. Al Ahram Weekly
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgements Part One Writing the Biography of an Enigma The Father, the Dynasty, Childhood, and Regency Part Two al-Maqrizi's Chronicle of the Middle Years Part Three The Institutions of His Rule Friends and Rebels Social Reform and Legislation Foreign Affairs Part Four The Final Seven Years Afterlife and Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index Maps Mediterranean and Near East at the Time of al-Hakim Egypt Cairo--Fustat and Vicinity
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2013-474311
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Trade
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