The New Cambridge History of Islam (Volume 2) [Hardcover]

Maribel Fierro (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521839572 | ISBN-13: 978-0521839570 | Publication Date: November 29, 2010 | Edition: 1

Volume 2 of The New Cambridge History of Islam is devoted to the history of the Western Islamic lands from the political fragmentation of the eleventh century to the beginnings of European colonialism towards the end of the eighteenth century. The volume embraces a vast area from al-Andalus and North Africa to Arabia and the lands of the Ottomans. In the first four sections, scholars - all leaders in their particular fields - chart the rise and fall, and explain the political and religious developments, of the various independent ruling dynasties across the region, including famously the Almohads, the Fatimids and Mamluks, and, of course, the Ottomans. The final section of the volume explores the commonalities and continuities that united these diverse and geographically disparate communities, through in-depth analyses of state formation, conversion, taxation, scholarship and the military.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Leading scholars in the field chart the rise and fall, and the political and religious developments, of the various independent ruling dynasties of the Western Islamic lands from the eleventh to the eighteenth centuries. The volume concludes with an in-depth analysis of state building, conversation, finance, education and the military.

About the Author

Maribel Fierro is a Research Professor at the Center of Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid. Her previous publications include Al-Andalus: saberes e intercambios culturales (2001), Abd al-Rahman III, The First Cordoban Caliph (2005), Los almohades: problemas y perspectivas (as co-editor, 2005) and El cuerpo derrotado: cómo trataban musulmanes y cristianos a los enemigos vencidos (Península Ibérica, ss. VIII-XIII) (as co-editor, 2008).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 740 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (November 29, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521839572
• ISBN-13: 978-0521839570
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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