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A History of the Muslim World

By Cook, Michael A.

A History of the Muslim World Social Sciences

A History of the Muslim World

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A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Müammad to the birth of the modern era This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The body of the book takes readers from the origins of Islam to the eve of the nineteenth century, and an epilogue continues the story to the present day. Michael Cook thus provides a broad history of a civilization remarkable for both its unity and diversity. After setting the scene in the Middle East of late antiquity, the book depicts the rise of Islam as one of the great black swan events of history. It continues with the spectacular rise of the Caliphate, an empire that by the time it broke up had nurtured the formation of a new civilization. It then goes on to cover the diverse histories of all the major regions of the Muslim world, providing a wide-ranging account of the key military, political, and cultural developments that accompanied the eastward and westward spread of Islam from the Middle East to the shores of the Atlantic and the Pacific. At the same time, A History of the Muslim World contains numerous primary-source quotations that expose the reader to a variety of acutely insightful voices from the Muslim past.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
960
Release Date:
2025-10-28
Publication Date:
2026-01-31
Publisher:
Princeton Univers. Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0691236593
ISBN13:
9780691236599
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1178 g
Height:
155 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
42 cm
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