History
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Witnesses to a World Crisis: Historians and Histories of the Middle East in the Seventh Century [Paperback]
James Howard-Johnston (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780199694990
Published by : Oxford University Press
In this monumental work of scholarship James Howard-Johnston reassesses all of the historical sources for the extraordinary events of the seventh century, which saw the collapse of Roman/Byzantine and Persian power, and the meteoric rise of the... .... Learn More -
Money, Power and Politics in Early Islamic Syria [Hardback]
John F. Haldon (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9780754668497
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
The transformation of the eastern provinces of the Roman empire from the middle of the seventh century CE under the impact of Islam has attracted a good deal of scholarly attention in recent years, and as more archaeological material becomes av... .... Learn More -
Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period SET [Paperback]
D S Richards (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9780754669395
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
All three volumes of D.S. Richard's essential English translation of Ibn al-Athir's chronicle at a special price. .... Learn More -
Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk Eras VI [Hardback]
U. Vermeulen (Author);K. D'Hulster (Author)
£100.00ISBN: 9789042921467
Published by : Peeters Press
24 articles deal with a wide variety of scholarly subjects, all revolving around the central theme of Syro-Egypt's high and late medieval history. Topics dealt with include archaeology, architecture, codicology, economic, political, and religio... .... Learn More -
Early Seljuq History: A New Interpretation [Hardback]
A. C. S. Peacock (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9780415548533
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Focusing on perhaps the most important and least understood phase of Seljuq history, their transformation from tribesmen in Central Asia to rulers of a great Muslim Empire, the author examines previously neglected sources to demonstrate the cen... .... Learn More -
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Voices and Veils: Feminism and Islam in French Women's Writing and Activism [Hardback]
Anna Kemp (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9781906540265
Published by : Legenda
Series: Research Monographs in French Studies
Volume: 29
In recent years, the figure of the Muslim Woman has loomed large over mainstream feminist debate in France. Cast alternately as a Frenchwoman-in-the-making or a veiled threat, the Muslim Woman has become emblematic of France&rsquo... .... Learn More -
Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire [Hardback]
Touraj Daryaee (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781850438984
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 -
Islam in the Baltic: Europe's Early Muslim Community [Hardback]
Harry Norris (Author)
£54.50ISBN: 9781845115876
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
Arriving in Europe in the 14th century, the Qipchq Tatars are the longest surviving Muslim people in Europe. They form the historical core of the Muslim community in the Baltic States, Belarus and Poland where Muslims are few in number compared... .... Learn More -
Cambridge History of Turkey, Vol.1: Byzantium to Turkey, 1071-1453 [Hardback]
Kate Fleet (Author)
£126.00ISBN: 9780521620932
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This volume examines the rise of Turkish power in Anatolia from the arrival of the first Turks at the end of the eleventh century to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Taking the period as a whole, the volume covers the political, economic, so... .... Learn More