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This 1998 study explains the rise of the early great Christian churches, which from the fourth century were paid for and often decorated in gold in apparent contradiction... Læs mere
Dr Fowler demonstrates how the application of archaeological approaches to agrarian history has made the subject central to our understanding of the prehistoric period.
First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Primarily a study of the main... Læs mere
Based on original sources and challenging many received opinions, this book presents for the first time a clear narrative analysis of the central events of the Islamic domains between the rise of the Abbasids and the Salijuq invasion.
'To qualify as human, a hominid has, so to say, to justify himself by works: the criteria are no longer biological so much as cultural'. In this 1977 book, Professor... Læs mere
This volume is a sequel to the author's "Islamic History AD 600-750 (AH 132): A New Interpretation". It presents a clear narrative analysis of the central events in the Islamic domains between the rise of the Abbasids and the Saljuq invasion (AD 750-1055/ AH 132-448).
A classic study of Saladin, the scourge of the crusaders, who during the 12th century imposed unity on his dominions, retook Jerusalem, and for a time resisted the... Læs mere
The essays in this collection focus on three themes in Turko-Persian culture: the importance of literature; the tension between central and peripheral institutions in Turko-Persian societies; and the confrontation of the Turko-Persian Islamicate world with the European world.
This book attempts to identify elements of mannerism and classicism in medieval Arabic poetry. Instead of focusing on rhetorical devices, as is conventional in such studies, the author carries out a structuralist analysis of complete poems.
This book describes how the Chinese government, between about 620 and 850, developed an official organization designed to select, process, and edit... Læs mere
In the Middle Ages, Damascus was one of the most important cities of Eurasia. Michael Chamberlain focuses on the city to develop a new approach to the relationship between society and culture in the medieval Middle East.
This is a study of Gregory the Great, the pope who sent Augustine (of Canterbury) and his fellow missionaries to convert the heathen English to Christianity (597). The... Læs mere