{"product_id":"islamic-historiography-paperback-9780521629362","title":"Islamic Historiography (Paperback) 9780521629362","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIslamic Historiography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn accessible guide into the complex field of Islamic historiography.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChase F. Robinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521629362, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 December 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 16.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'He is to be commended for the outstanding effort he has invested and the solid scholarship he exhibits in this work, which earns his Islamic Historiography a place beside distinguished recent studies on the subject … Robinson's notes are exceptionally informative, and offer a rich guide to further specialized readings on a wide range of topics not at all restricted to Islam. It makes an outstanding textbook for students of Islamic studies, at both undergraduate and graduate levels.' Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow did Muslims of the classical Islamic period understand their past? What value did they attach to history? How did they write history? How did historiography fare relative to other kinds of Arabic literature? These and other questions are answered in Chase F. Robinson's Islamic Historiography, an introduction to the principal genres, issues, and problems of Islamic historical writing in Arabic, that stresses the social and political functions of historical writing in the Islamic world. Beginning with the origins of the tradition in the eighth and ninth centuries and covering its development until the beginning of the sixteenth century, this is an authoritative and yet accessible guide through a complex and forbidding field, which is intended for readers with little or no background in Islamic history or Arabic.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of plates\u003cbr\u003e List of maps\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Chronology I: the historians of the formative period\u003cbr\u003e Chronology II: the historians of the classical period\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Origins and Categories: 1. Origins\u003cbr\u003e 2. The emergence of genre\u003cbr\u003e 3. Consequences and models\u003cbr\u003e 4. Three categories: biography, prosopography, chronography\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Contexts: 5. Historiography and traditionalism\u003cbr\u003e 6. Historiography and society\u003cbr\u003e 7. God and models of history\u003cbr\u003e 8. Historians and the truth\u003cbr\u003e Part III. How Historians Worked: 9. Vocations and professions\u003cbr\u003e 10. Writing history\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for further reading\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Islamic studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20studies%20%5BJFSR2%5D%22\"\u003eJFSR2\u003c\/a\u003e], General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e], Historiography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historiography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historiography%20%5BHBAH%5D%22\"\u003eHBAH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908951761176,"sku":"9780521629362","price":23.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521629362i_c9f0706f-cc27-43cf-afb3-854c49b3f838.jpg?v=1691379218","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/islamic-historiography-paperback-9780521629362","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}