The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521669936 ISBN 13: 9780521669931

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This book presents a rounded picture of Islam, from current issues of fundamentalism, to its culture and art.

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Product Description

What is Islam? Why is it so influential and what are the roots of today's religious and political fundamentalism? The first part of this book forms a narrative overview of Islamic history, with the remaining chapters examining major themes such as the Islamic world's economic foundations and artistic expressions. The authors, all leading specialists on Islamic history, emphasize the interrelationship between the West and the Islamic world and the cultural debts they owe each other.

Review

'This sumptuously illustrated volume, whose writers include well-known specialists such as Patricia Crone and Robert Irwin, has much to recommend it: a high level of text; copious, well-reproduced illustrations that are generally enhanced by clear and informative explanations and commentaries; and a splendid and comprehensive bibliography ... together with a useful glossary and list of rulers.' Asian Affairs

'Quality photographs and reproductions of works of art on nearly every page make the volume extremely attractive and render the reading enjoyable ... This book answers the requirements of the uninitiated general public, as well as of students of Islamic and Asian civilisation.' Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam

' ... reliable sources of information, and beautifully produced.' International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521669936
• ISBN 13: 9780521669931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Robinson Francis