History

ISBN: 9789993274155
Published by : Midsea Books
Georgio Scala, a young man of humble origins, from Damiata, was captured on a trading vessel by the Knights of Malta in 1590 not far from his home town. He was enslaved in spite of his protestations that he was a Christian and so ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861591930
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 193
Following on the British Museum’s critically acclaimed exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam, this volume provides over thirty papers on the history ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781900971157
Published by : Silphium Press
Captain Claud Williams’ memoir tells, first-hand, what it was like to be a Light Car Patrol commander during the First World War, while Russell McGuirk’s commentary provides the historical background to the formation o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780957106017
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
Throughout History, the Indian Ocean has been a zone of interaction between far-flung civilizations served by ports, and connected with the Mediterranean by the Gulf and Red Sea. The shows that were the vehicles of commercial and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781780763781
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the largest empire to espouse Zoroastrianism, before the encounter with the Arabs swept away the pre-Islamic institutions. In this clear and comprehensive book, Touraj Daryaee pr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781780764054
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
Fromherz, drawing on medieval Arabic and Berber sources, analyses the myths and history surrounding the origins and rise of the Almohad Empire. He shows how Muhammad Ibn Tumart, the son of a minor Berber tribal chief, set off on his mission to ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781780760612
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
This latest volume in "The Idea of Iran" series traces that critical moment in Iranian history which followed the transformation of ancient traditions during the country's conversion and initial Islamic period. Contributors discuss, from a var... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789774165443
Published by : American Univ. in Cairo Press
This book examines the historic process traditionally referred to as the fall of Rome and rise of Islam from the perspective of the Red Sea, a strategic waterway linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and a distinct region ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789774165689
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
The most comprehensive biography to date of the controversial Fatimid ruler.

One night in the year 411/1021, the powerful ruler of the Fatimid empire, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, rode out of the southern gates of Cairo and was ... .... Learn More