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The Emperor and the Elephant: Christians and Muslims in the Age of Charlemagne Hardcover – September 26, 2023

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    392 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Princeton University Press
  4. Publication date
    September 26, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0691227969
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0691227962
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"A remarkably lively and intelligent book."---Robert Irwin, Times Literary Supplement

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“In this fresh and vivid account of the intricacies of Carolingian relations with Muslim powers, Sam Ottewill-Soulsby shows his mettle as a historian navigating the difficult terrain between the medieval Latin Christian and Islamic worlds. His book is capacious in its geographical reach and fine-grained in its analysis of the complex reasons why exchanges occurred, incorporating the freewheeling activities of border lords in Spain, Italy and North Africa alongside the better-known emperors, amirs and caliphs involved. Both rich in scholarship and highly readable, this book offers something to medievalists of all stripes.”―Amira Bennison, University of Cambridge

“This engaging and pathbreaking book challenges simplistic notions of Charlemagne’s relations with the Muslim world. Drawing on a fresh and critical reading of a wide range of western and eastern sources in Latin and Arabic, the book offers new perspectives on the ever-changing contexts and circumstances in which rulers operated, and a wonderfully nuanced interpretation of how ‘prestige’ and ‘frontier’ diplomacy, communications, perceptions of cultural difference and political imperatives interacted in a wider world in which people, objects and ideas were already moving.”―Rosamond McKitterick, University of Cambridge

“This terrific book opens up a fresh perspective on the relations between Charlemagne and his dynasty and the Islamic world. Including North Africa and southern Italy as well as al-Andalus and the Caliphate in his scope, Ottewill-Soulsby has given us an eye-opening and elegantly written work, brimming with insight.”―Charles West, University of Edinburgh

“A history of diplomatic contacts between the Carolingian Empire and the Islamic world in the eighth and ninth centuries, The Emperor and the Elephant addresses a subject that has been curiously understudied as a whole, and argues persuasively that these interactions, far from being mere sideshows or distractions, were often of fundamental significance for internal political reasons. This is a very good book.”―Jamie Wood, University of Lincoln

“There have been many studies of the relationships between the Carolingians and the Muslim world, but Ottewill-Soulsby brings new light to the subject and his lively and well-written account will surely be the first port of call for scholars and students alike.”―Hugh Kennedy, School of Oriental and African Studies

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press (September 26, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 392 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691227969
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691227962
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.63 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches

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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby is a scholar of late antiquity and the early middle ages based at the University of Oslo. He has written about the political significance of camels, the cities of dog-headed people and apocalyptic diplomacy. The Emperor and the Elephant: Christians and Muslims in the Age of Charlemagne is his first book.

He blogs at The Historian's Sketchpad: https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/

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