The great caliphs : the golden age of the 'Abbasid Empire / Amira K. Bennison.
By: Bennison, Amira K
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, 2009Description: x, 244 p. : ill., maps, plans : 25 cm.ISBN: 9781845117375 (hbk.); 1845117379 (hbk.).Subject(s): Abbasids | Islamic civilization | Caliphs -- History | Caliphate -- History | Islamic cities and towns -- Islamic Empire
Contents:
A stormy sea: the politics of the 'Abbasid caliphate -- From Baghdad to Cordoba: the cities of classical Islam -- Princes and beggars: life and society in the 'Abbasid Age -- The lifeblood of empire: trade and traders in the 'Abbasid Age -- Baghdad's 'Golden Age': Islam's scientific renaissance -- The 'Abbasid legacy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-234) and index.
A stormy sea: the politics of the 'Abbasid caliphate -- From Baghdad to Cordoba: the cities of classical Islam -- Princes and beggars: life and society in the 'Abbasid Age -- The lifeblood of empire: trade and traders in the 'Abbasid Age -- Baghdad's 'Golden Age': Islam's scientific renaissance -- The 'Abbasid legacy.
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