A history of the Islamic world /

A compact history introduces Islamic civilization, outlining developments from Islam's beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to the present day.

Bibliografske podrobnosti
Glavni avtor: Hill, Fred James
Drugi avtorji: Awde, Nicholas
Format: Knjiga
Jezik:English
Izdano: New York : Hippocrene Books, c2003.
Serija:Illustrated histories (Hippocrene Books (Firm)
Teme:
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Kazalo:
  • The rise of Islam. Cradle of Islam ; The Arab conquests and the age of empire ; The Abbasids and the rise of Baghdad ; Al-Andalus: Islam in Spain ; The mysticism of the Sufis ; The Crusades ; From Mongols to Mamluks ; Islam on the periphery: travels in Africa and Asia
  • The age of the three great Muslim empires. The Ottomans ; The Safavids and Shi'ism: Persia reunified ; The Mughals in India
  • Islam in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Creation of the nation-states ; Islam and the West: facing difficult times ; Afterword. The challenge of the future
  • Key dates in Islamic history ; Key figures and dynasties in Islamic history ; Glossary of Islamic terms.