Al Hind: The Making of the Indo Islamic World, Vol. 1, Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam, 7th-11th Centuries [Hardcover]

Andre Wink (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9004092498 | ISBN-13: 978-9004092495 | Publication Date: March 1990 | Edition: 2 Revised

This book is the first of a projected series of five which aims to analyse the process of momentous and long-term change which came with the Islamization of the regions which the Arabs called "al-Hind," that is India and large parts of its Indianized hinterland. The series is set up in a chronological order, starting with the early expansion of the caliphate in the seventh and eight centuries and ending with the beginnings of European colonization. In this millennium of Islamic expansion five successive stages are distinguished, taking into account the world-historical context. Each stage will be covered by a separate volume. The present volumes covers the period of the seventh to eleventh centuries, the early medieval period in which the Islamic Middle East acquires economic supremacy while establishing new links between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Subsequent volumes will cover the periods of the eleventh to thirteenth centuries (volume 2), the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries (3), the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries (4), and the eighteenth century (5).

Editorial Reviews

Review

'...prodigious work of scholarship that boldly challenges the prevailing views of early medieval India.' -- Juan R.I. Cole, The Middle East Journal, 1992.

`...the book fills a gap in the history of North-Western and Peninsular India...' -- Mohammad Saber Khan, Muslim World, 1992.

`Neither Islamicist nor Indologist can ignore this pivotal study.' -- Catherine Asher, MESA Bulletin, 1991.

About the Author

André Wink, Ph.D., Leiden (1984) is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the author of Land and Sovereignty in India (1986) and Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume I, Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam 7th-11th centuries (1990), as well as numerous articles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 396 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub; 2 Revised edition (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004092498
• ISBN-13: 978-9004092495
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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