The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World (Paperback)

Foreword Ira M Lapidus; Preface; Introduction Francis Robinson; Part I: 1. The rise of Islam in the world Patricia Crone; 2. The emergence of the Islamic world system, 1000?1500 Robert Irwin; 3. The Islamic world system in the age of European expansion Steven Dale; 4. The Islamic world in the era of Western domination, 1800 to the present Sarah Ansari; Part II: 5. The economy in Muslim societies K. N. Chaudhuri; 6. The ordering of Muslim societies Basim Musallam; 7. Knowledge, its transmission and the making of Muslim societies Francis Robinson; 8. Artistic expressions of Muslim societies Stephen Vernoit; Conclusion Francis Robinson; Rulers of the Islamic World; Glossary; Bibliography; Picture acknowledgements; Index.