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The Islamic World is a collection of important and representative documents from all periods of Islamic history. From the formative years in Arabia to the confrontations with and responses to modernity, these translations indicate the continuity and development of the youngest of the world's greatest civilizations. Included are historical, theological, philosophical, and political writings, as well as poetry and narratives, from Muslim writers in the Arab lands, Turkey, Persia, and other parts of the Islamic world. The editors have provided informative introductions to each historical period and to the individual texts, making this an enlightening and intriguing first look at Islamic civilization and tradition.
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William H. McNeill is the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and the College at the University of Chicago. His many books include The Pursuit of Power, The Rise of the West, and Mythistory and Other Essays, all published by the University of Chicago Press. Marilyn Robinson Waldman is professor of history at Ohio State University and director of the Center for Comparative Studies in the Humanities. She is the author of Toward a Theory of Historical Narrative: A Case Study in Perso-Islamicate Historiography.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. CONTENTS: I THE FORMATIVE YEARS 600-750; Introduction; Pre-Islamic Arabia; Life of Muhammad; Revelation; Conquest and Expansion; Crisis and Compromise; II "THE GOLDEN AGE" 750-1000; Introduction; Life Styles; Essays; Law; History; Theology; Philosophy; Poetry; Abbasid Decline; III POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION AND CULTURAL FLORESCENCE 1000-1400; Introduction; Crusades; The New Mysticism: Theology; The New Mysticism: Poetry; Mongols; Expansion of Islam; IV THE ERA OF THE THREE EMPIRES 1400-1800; Introduction; Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople; The Safavid Challenge;Portraits of Three Monarchs; V THE CRISIS OF MODERNIZATION 19th and 20th Centuries; Introduction; The Plight of Islam: Poetry; The Plight of Islam: Prose; Revival; Nationalism: The Case of Turkey; Nationalism: The Case of Pakistan; Reform in the Hinterland. SERIES: The Readings in World History series, ten paperbound volumes, consists of original source materials chosen to illustrate key points in the history of the world and of the interactions of its separate civilizations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 001002