History

ISBN: 9780957106000
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
Since Antiquity the natural pearls of the Gulf have been famed as the finest, most lustrous and most plentiful that the world can offer. From the beginnings of trade until the 1930s, these pearls were a major product of the Gulf's coastal peoples.... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780906094532
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
In the past four decades since the field of late antique studies began to gather real momentum, scholars have debated the place of early Islam within the late antique world, particularly in relation to the issue of where and when 'Late Antiquit... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842175026
Published by : Council for British Research in the Levant
Series: Levant Supplementary Series
Volume: 12
As one of the five pillars of Islam the pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) is central to the life of all Muslims. A network of roads radiates from the Hijaz like a giant spider's web, connecting Mecca to all parts of the Muslim world. Historically ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789491431043
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Ancient Narrative Supplementum
Volume: 15
Alexander the Great of Macedon was no stranger to controversy in his own time. Conqueror of the Greek states, of Egypt and of the Persian Empire as well as many of the principalities of the Indus Valley, he nevertheless became revered as well as v... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848853539
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Hayy Gardizi was an author and historian living in the mid-eleventh century at the height of the Turkish Ghazvanid dynasty. His only known work, "The Ornament of Histories" ("Zayn al-akhbir"), is a hugely ambitious history of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781849083171
Published by : Osprey
Saladin's victory over the armies of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem at Hattin is well known, but this fine, concise biography, helps to bring the broader context of his career to the general reader. Focusing more on the political narrative t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780748639946
Published by : Edinburgh University Press
This volume takes political, social and cultural approaches to the study of the Seljuq dynasty, shedding new light on a variety of subjects. The various chapters cover geographical spectrum, from Central Asia and Persia to Iraq, Syria and Anato... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780812243109
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
The thirteenth century marks a turning point in the history of the western Mediterranean. The armies of Castile and Aragon won significant and decisive victories over Muslims in Iberia and took over a number of important cities including Cordob... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781900934138
Published by : Occasional Publications UPR
This book charts the sociopolitical trajectories of five of the leading religious families of the Hijaz for the Umayyad and early 'Abbasid periods. Bringing together the mass of details on matters such as kinship ties, political appointments an... .... Learn More