When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World: The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty - Softcover

Kennedy, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306814803 ISBN 13: 9780306814808

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2006

Synopsis

The "golden age of Islam" in the eighth and ninth centuries was as significant to world history as the Roman Empire was in the first and second centuries. The rule of Baghdad's Abbasid Dynasty stretched from Tunisia to India, and its legacy influenced politics and society for years to come. In this deftly woven narrative, Hugh Kennedy introduces us to the rich history and flourishing culture of the period, and the men and women of the palaces at Baghdad and Samarra-the caliphs, viziers, eunuchs, and women of the harem that produced the glorious days of the Arabian Nights .

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When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World Introduces us to the rich history and flourishing culture of the "golden age of Islam" in the eighth and ninth centuries. Full description

Review:

Baghdad, Virtually nothing remains of the city of the early Abassid caliphs but this nineteenth-century drawing by Lieutenant J. Fitzjames, R.N., captures something of the atmosphere, the domes and palaces by the Tigris and the bridge of boats across the river.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0306814803
• ISBN 13: 9780306814808
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376