History
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The Ismailis: An Illustrated History [Hardback]
Farhad Daftary (Author)
Regular Price: $70.00
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ISBN: 9781898592266
Published by : Azimuth Editions
The Ismailis are a geographically, linguistically and ethnically diverse Shi'a Muslim community - the second largest in the world. Scattered in more than twenty countries of Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, they are currently led by their 4... .... Learn More -
Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam [Hardback]
S.H. Jafri (Author)
$50.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781905299362
Published by : Stacey International
Series: Series of Arab and Islamic Studies
Provides an un-biased and academic study of the development of Shi'a Islam. .... Learn More -
Islam: A Historical Companion [Paperback]
L M Adamec (Author)
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ISBN: 9780752438696
Islam emerged in the Arabian Peninsula in AD 610 when Muhammad, an Arab merchant living in the city-state of Mecca in current day Saudi Arabia, announced his mission as the Messenger of God. Still during his lifetime the Arabs accepted his call... .... Learn More -
Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port Aby Roxani Eleni Margariti [Hardback]
Roxani Eleni Margariti (Author)
$59.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9780807830765
Published by : University of North Carolina Press
Positioned at the crossroads of the maritime routes linking the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Yemeni port of Aden grew to be one of the medieval world's greatest commercial hubs. Approaching Aden's history between the eleventh and... .... Learn More -
Arab Women in the Middle Ages [Hardback]
Shirley Guthrie (Author)
$55.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780863567735
Published by : Saqi Books
Regardless of social rank and religion, whether Christian, Jew or Muslim, Arab women in the Middle Ages played an important role in the functioning of society. This book is a rare journey into their daily lives, their private spaces, and public... .... Learn More -
Confrontation at Lepanto: Christendom vs. Islam [Paperback]
T.C.F. Hopkins (Author)
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ISBN: 9780765305398
In 1453, the last remnant of the mighty Roman Empire was obliterated when Turkish forces overran Constantinople. Western civilization was being threatened by medieval Islam. By 1570, a huge Turkish fleet had begun to turn the Mediterranean int... .... Learn More -
Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World [Hardback]
Justin Marozzi (Author)
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ISBN: 9780306814655
A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last great Mongol conqueror of Central Asia, ruler of a vast empire, and one of history's most brutal tyrants
Tamerlane, aka Temur-the Mongol successor to Genghis Khan-r... .... Learn More -
The Life of Saladin [Paperback]
H. Gibb (Author)
Regular Price: $14.95
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ISBN: 9780863569289
Published by : Saqi Books
Saladin, the Kurdish founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty, conquered Jerusalem in 1187 and repelled the Crusaders. Though he was later defeated by England's Richard I, Saladin's great skill and honourable conduct would become enshrined in European as... .... Learn More -
Veränderung und Stabilität: Normen und Werte in islamischen Gesellschaften [Paperback]
Johann Heiss (Editor)
$111.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9783700135487
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 7
Norms and values are the main topics of this collection of articles. The tenaciousness, but also changes of norms and values in Islamic societies are followed in various Islamic regions, ranging from Libya (Kohl), Egypt (Danczul), Syria (Fartac... .... Learn More -
Islam and the West: A Dissonant Harmony of Civilisations [Hardback]
Christopher J Walker (Author); Christopher Walker (Author)
Regular Price: $40.00
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ISBN: 9780750941044
Published by : Sutton Publishing Ltd
We have rapidly grown used to the idea, particularly since the declaration of a world-wide war on terrorism, that between Islam and the West there exists a deep historical and ideological gulf. Christopher Walker's book turns such accepted view... .... Learn More