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Islam

From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople
Volume 1: Politics and War
Edited and translated by Bernard Lewis
ISBN13: 9780195050875ISBN10: 0195050878 Paperback, 304 pages
Jun 1987,  In Stock

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$39.95 (04)
304 pages; 4 illus.; 5-5/16 x 8; ISBN13: 978-0-19-505087-5ISBN10: 0-19-505087-8

Description

This documentary history of Islam from the advent of the prophet Muhammed to the capture of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror, is concerned with a period that extends from the 7th century to 1453; with a region that stretches from Western Arabia to embrace the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia, tropical Africa, and southern and eastern Europe; and with people and states, which, amid many diversities, share a common acceptance of the faith and law of Islam. Bernard Lewis, a widely-known authority on the Middle East, here translates from original sources and documents works that present the sweeping civilization of Islam in all its vastness and glory.

About the Author(s)

Edited and translated by Bernard Lewis, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus, Princeton University