Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives by Chase F Robinson
The religious thinkers, political leaders, law-makers, writers and philosophers of the early Muslim world helped to shape the 1,400-year-long development of today's second-largest world religion. But who were these people? From Prophet Muhammad to fearsome Tamerlane, this book creates a rich narrative of early Islamic civilization.
'A beautifully written, well-illustrated set of brief, vividly drawn portraits' - Times Higher Education
'Fascinating … offers a unique introduction to Islamic history … not to be missed' - Timeless Travels
'Vast in scope' - AramcoWorld
'An elegant digest of the many colourful, creative and technologically innovative manifestations that the Prophet Muhammad inspired from his seventh-century oases in the Arabian peninsula' - The Economist
'Fascinating' - The Yorkshire Post
'Accessible and readable … a good introduction' - Shiny New Books
'Fascinating … offers a unique introduction to Islamic history … not to be missed' - Timeless Travels
'Vast in scope' - AramcoWorld
'An elegant digest of the many colourful, creative and technologically innovative manifestations that the Prophet Muhammad inspired from his seventh-century oases in the Arabian peninsula' - The Economist
'Fascinating' - The Yorkshire Post
'Accessible and readable … a good introduction' - Shiny New Books
Chase F. Robinson taught Islamic history for fourteen years at the University of Oxford before being appointed President of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and later Distinguished Professor of History. His extensive publications on pre-modern Islam include Islamic Historiography (2003), Empires and Elites after the Muslim Conquest: The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia (2000) and The New Cambridge History of Islam, Vol. 1 (2010).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500110300 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500110301 |
| Title | Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives |
| Author | Chase F Robinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |