The Umayyad Empire by Andrew Marsham Paperback Book

Description: The Umayyad Empire by Andrew Marsham Explores the distinctive character of the Umayyad empire in its early Islamic context: its economy, society and political history. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Umayyad Empire (644750 CE) was the first Islamic empire and one of the largest empires of ancient and medieval times, extending over 5,000 miles between the Atlantic Ocean in the West and the Indian Ocean in the East. This book traces the empires origins to the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian Steppe in the centuries before Islam. It explores the dynamics that shaped this formative era for the history of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. The century of Umayyad rule witnessed war with the Eastern Roman Empire, against whom the Umayyads defined their claims to rule as Gods deputies on Earth. This was the period in which the Quran was compiled, monuments such as the Dome of the Rock were built, and new Islamic and Arab identities developed. Author Biography Andrew Marsham is Professor of Classical Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Queens College, specialising in the Late Antique and Early Medieval History of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. His publications include The Umayyad World (Routledge, 2021), Power, Patronage and Memory in Early Islam (Oxford, 2018, with Professor Alain George), and Rituals of Islamic Monarchy (Edinburgh, 2009). Review In his new book, Andrew Marsham - one of the great historians of the Umayyads - gives us a portrait of the first Muslim empire in all its vastness, turmoil, and diversity. Much more than a dynastic history, this book helps us see the environment in which Islam was first born and spread across the ancient world. A mighty achievement.--Christian Sahner, University of Oxford Details ISBN0748643001 Publisher Edinburgh University Press ISBN-10 0748643001 ISBN-13 9780748643004 Format Paperback Author Andrew Marsham Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-04-30 Series The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires Pages 384 Year 2024 Publication Date 2024-01-12 Illustrations 50 black and white illustrations Audience Professional & Vocational UK Release Date 2024-01-12 AU Release Date 2024-04-21 Alternative 9780748643011 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123434446;

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