{"product_id":"the-cambridge-illustrated-history-of-the-islamic-world-paperback-9780521669931","title":"The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World (Paperback) 9780521669931","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents a rounded picture of Islam, from current issues of fundamentalism, to its culture and art.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancis Robinson (Edited by), Ira M. Lapidus (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521669931, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 April 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 102 b\/w illus.  99 colour illus.  14 maps  1 table\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 20.4 x 2.5 cm, 1.257 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' … reliable sources of information, and beautifully produced.' International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIslamic peoples account for one-fifth of the world's population and yet there is widespread misunderstanding in the West about Islam. Francis Robinson and his team set out to address this, revealing with the help of sumptuous illustration, insight, and expertise, the complex and sometimes contrary nature of Muslim culture. As well as taking on the issues uppermost in everyone's minds, such as the role of religious and political fundamentalism, they demonstrate the importance of commerce, literacy and learning, Islamic art, the effects of immigration, exodus, and conquest, and the roots of current crises in the Middle East, Bosnia, and the Gulf. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the interaction between Islam and the West, from the first Latin translations of the Quran to the fatwa on Salman Rushdie, to dismantle our impression of Islam as a monolithic culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword Ira M Lapidus\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Francis Robinson\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. The rise of Islam in the world Patricia Crone\u003cbr\u003e 2. The emergence of the Islamic world system, 1000–1500 Robert Irwin\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Islamic world system in the age of European expansion Steven Dale\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Islamic world in the era of Western domination, 1800 to the present Sarah Ansari\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 5. The economy in Muslim societies K. N. Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e 6. The ordering of Muslim societies Basim Musallam\u003cbr\u003e 7. Knowledge, its transmission and the making of Muslim societies Francis Robinson\u003cbr\u003e 8. Artistic expressions of Muslim societies Stephen Vernoit\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion Francis Robinson\u003cbr\u003e Rulers of the Islamic World\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Picture acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Islam [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islam\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islam%20%5BHRH%5D%22\"\u003eHRH\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":46000423239960,"sku":"9780521669931","price":29.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521669931_c2b66b41-322b-4fa9-99d3-964b2ec45882.gif?v=1691379709","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-illustrated-history-of-the-islamic-world-paperback-9780521669931","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}