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Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic Iran: A Moment in World History
Richard Bulliet
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Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
A boom in the production and export of cotton made Iran the richest region of the Islamic caliphate in the ninth and tenth centuries. Yet in the eleventh century, Iran's impressive agricultural economy entered a steep decline, bringing the country's primacy to an end. Richard W. Bulliet advances several provocative theses to explain these hitherto unrecognized historical events. According to Bulliet, the boom in cotton production directly paralleled the spread of Islam, and Iran's agricultural decline stemmed from a significant cooling of the climate that lasted for over a century. The latter phenomenon also prompted Turkish nomadic tribes to ... Read more
A boom in the production and export of cotton made Iran the richest region of the Islamic caliphate in the ninth and tenth centuries. Yet in the eleventh century, Iran's impressive agricultural economy entered a steep decline, bringing the country's primacy to an end. Richard W. Bulliet advances several provocative theses to explain these hitherto unrecognized historical events. According to Bulliet, the boom in cotton production directly paralleled the spread of Islam, and Iran's agricultural decline stemmed from a significant cooling of the climate that lasted for over a century. The latter phenomenon also prompted Turkish nomadic tribes to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231148368
SKU
V9780231148368
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About Richard Bulliet
Richard W. Bulliet is professor of history at Columbia University. He was born in Rockford, Illinois, and received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Bulliet joined Columbia in 1976 and directed its Middle East Institute for twelve years. He also served for four years as the executive secretary of the Middle East Studies Association. Bulliet is the author ... Read more
Reviews for Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic Iran: A Moment in World History
Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic Iran is a work of great originality and a major innovation in the historiography of Iran and surrounding regions.
Carter Findlay, Ohio State University, and author The Turks in World History An excellent book that stands out for its innovative and perceptive research.
Ehsan Yarshater, editor of Encyclopaedia Iranica In an ... Read more
Carter Findlay, Ohio State University, and author The Turks in World History An excellent book that stands out for its innovative and perceptive research.
Ehsan Yarshater, editor of Encyclopaedia Iranica In an ... Read more