Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought.

Intro -- Contents -- Note on Nomenclature -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1 The Rise and Fall of the Trojan Turks -- 2 Barbarians at the Gates -- 3 In Search of the Classical Turks -- 4 Translations of Empire -- 5 Wise Men in the East -- Epilogue -- Appendix: The Caspian Gates -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Drawing on political oratory, diplomatic correspondence, crusade propaganda, and historical treatises, Meserve shows how research into the origins of Islamic empires sprang from--and contributed to--contemporary debates over the threat of Islamic expansion in the Mediterranean.

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