The Early Abbasid Caliphate : A Political History (Paperback)

Acknowledgements;  A Note on References;  Abbreviations;  Glossary of Arabic Terms;  Introduction;  1. The Geographical Background  2. The Origins of the Abbasid Revolution  3. Saff?h: The Laying of the Foundations  4. Mans?r: The Years of Struggle  5. Mas?r: The Consolidations of Power  6. The Reigns of Mahd? and H?d?  7. H?r?n Al-Rash?d  8. The Great Civil War: I  9. The Great Civil War: II  10. Ma’m?n: An Age of Transition  11. Patterns of Provincial Power  12. Alid Rebellions in the Early Abbasid Period;  A Note on the Sources;  Some Suggestions for Further Reading;  Bibligraphy;  Index