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A History of Islamic Societies
Ira M. Lapidus
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Description for A History of Islamic Societies
Paperback. Ira Lapidus' history explores the beginnings and transformations of Islamic civilizations in the Middle East and details Islam's worldwide diffusion. Num Pages: 1017 pages, 42 b/w illus. 39 maps 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 254 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1594.
This new edition of one of the most widely used course books on Islamic civilizations around the world has been substantially revised to incorporate the new scholarship and insights of the last twenty-five years. Ira Lapidus' history explores the beginnings and transformations of Islamic civilizations in the Middle East and details Islam's worldwide diffusion. The history is divided into four parts. Part I is a comprehensive account of pre-Islamic late antiquity; the beginnings of Islam; the early Islamic empires; and Islamic religious, artistic, legal and intellectual cultures. Part II deals with the construction in the Middle East of Islamic religious ... Read more
This new edition of one of the most widely used course books on Islamic civilizations around the world has been substantially revised to incorporate the new scholarship and insights of the last twenty-five years. Ira Lapidus' history explores the beginnings and transformations of Islamic civilizations in the Middle East and details Islam's worldwide diffusion. The history is divided into four parts. Part I is a comprehensive account of pre-Islamic late antiquity; the beginnings of Islam; the early Islamic empires; and Islamic religious, artistic, legal and intellectual cultures. Part II deals with the construction in the Middle East of Islamic religious ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1017
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521732970
SKU
V9780521732970
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About Ira M. Lapidus
Ira M. Lapidus is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his long and illustrious career he has published extensively. His abiding interest has been the relationships among families, tribes, religious communities, cities and states. This is exemplified in his current work and previous publications, including Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages (1967, 1984), Middle ... Read more
Reviews for A History of Islamic Societies
Review of previous edition: 'This book is a major undertaking and deserves to be saluted as an outstanding achievement. Professor Lapidus' A History of Islamic Societies belongs to a rare breed of works.' World Quarterly Review of previous edition: 'I do not think that any other world civilization can boast a comparable general account of such substance and quality. ... ... Read more