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THE GREAT SELJUK EMPIRE
A. C. S. Peacock
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Description for THE GREAT SELJUK EMPIRE
Paperback. Provides a history and a thematic analysis of the empire's institutions and aspects of life in the Seljuk world This book examines the political, administrative, military, economic and social organisation of the Great Seljuk Empire using a wide variety of historical and literary sources. It features images, maps, charts and family trees. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
The first textbook introduction to the history of the Great Seljuk Islamic Empire to be published in English. The Great Seljuk Empire was the Turkish state which dominated the Middle East and Central Asia in the 11th and 12th centuries. This book surveys that period, which was one of exceptional importance, witnessing profound demographic, religious, political and social changes in the Islamic Middle East. The Turkish invasions played a role in provoking the Crusades, led to the collapse of Byzantine power in Anatolia and brought about the beginnings of Turkish settlement in what is now Turkey and Iran, permanently altering ... Read more
The first textbook introduction to the history of the Great Seljuk Islamic Empire to be published in English. The Great Seljuk Empire was the Turkish state which dominated the Middle East and Central Asia in the 11th and 12th centuries. This book surveys that period, which was one of exceptional importance, witnessing profound demographic, religious, political and social changes in the Islamic Middle East. The Turkish invasions played a role in provoking the Crusades, led to the collapse of Byzantine power in Anatolia and brought about the beginnings of Turkish settlement in what is now Turkey and Iran, permanently altering ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748638260
SKU
V9780748638260
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About A. C. S. Peacock
A. C. S. Peacock is Lecturer in Middle Eastern History at the University of St Andrews.
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