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050		4	_aDS38.6.B46 2009
082	0		_a909.097671
100	1		_aBennison, Amira K.
245	1	4	_aThe Great Caliphs : _bThe Golden Age of the 'Abbasid Empire.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c2009.
264		4	_c©2009.
300			_a1 online resource (254 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Transliteration and Arabic Conventions -- Introduction -- 1. A Stormy Sea: The Politics of the 'Abbasid Caliphate -- The making of an empire -- The Umayyads: Islam's first caliphal dynasty -- The rise of the 'Abbasids -- The early 'Abbasid caliphate -- The Samarran interlude -- The Shi'i century -- The Saljuq sultanate and the 'Sunni revival' -- The Crusades and the twilight of the caliphate -- 2. From Baghdad to Cordoba: The Cities of Classical Islam -- Arab urbanism at the dawn of Islam -- The first Muslim towns -- Umayyad urbanism -- 'Abbasid imperial cities and their imitators -- Provincial cities in the 'Abbasid age -- 3. Princes and Beggars: Life and Society in the 'Abbasid Age -- Peasants and country folk -- The people of the city -- Women and children -- The religious minorities -- Beggars and tricksters -- 4. The Lifeblood of Empire: Trade and Traders in the 'Abbasid Age -- Routes and commodities -- Merchants and pilgrims -- Trade facilities -- 5. Baghdad's 'Golden Age': Islam's Scientific Renaissance -- The foundations of Islamic learning -- The flowering of knowledge under the 'Abbasids -- The 'Abbasid translation movement -- Translations, translators and scientists -- Knowledge and science after the translation movement -- 6. The 'Abbasid Legacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
520			_aThis endlessly informative history brings the classical Islamic world to life.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aAbbasids.
650		0	_aIslamic civilization.
650		0	_aIslamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aBennison, Amira K. _tThe Great Caliphs _dNew Haven : Yale University Press,c2009 _z9780300152272
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3420516 _zClick to View
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