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The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 2B, Islamic Society and Civilisation

Bernard Lewis editor Ann K S Lambton editor P M Holt editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:7th Sep '78

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This is a most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization.

First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is a most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, student and specialist alike.First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is a most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, student and specialist alike. It has now been reprinted, with corrections, and for ease of handling the original two hardcover volumes have each been divided into two separate paperbacks.

'… undoubtedly a very valuable and very much needed contribution to the field of Islamic studies. It is a thoroughly scholarly and often erudite presentation of the entire Muslim world that will be consulted by the specialist and non-specialist for many years to come.' The Middle East Journal
'On the basis of length and scope, the History is the most comprehensive, and at the same time the most detailed study of Islam so far attempted, and … it is likely to remain so for at least another generation.' Journal of the American Oriental Society

ISBN: 9780521219495

Dimensions: 236mm x 162mm x 42mm

Weight: 1033g

543 pages