The New Cambridge History of Islam

Volume 5 of The New Cambridge History of Islam examines the history of Muslim societies from 1800 to the present.

Francis Robinson (Edited by)

9780521838269, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 4 November 2010

864 pages
23.5 x 16 x 4.6 cm, 1.5 kg

Volume 5 of The New Cambridge History of Islam examines the history of Muslim societies from 1800 to the present. Francis Robinson, a leading historian of Islam, has brought together a team of scholars with a broad range of expertise to explore how Muslims responded to the challenges of Western conquest and domination across the last two-hundred years. As their articles reveal, the social, economic, political and historical circumstances which influenced these responses have, in many different parts of the world, empowered Muslim societies and encouraged transformation and religious revival. The volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the local dimensions of that revival and how regional connections have been forged. Synthesising the academic research of the past thirty years, as well as offering substantial guidance for further study, this book is the starting-point for all those who wish to have a serious understanding of modern Muslim societies.

Introduction Francis Robinson
Part I. The Onset of Western Domination: 1. The Ottoman lands to the post-First World War settlement Carter Vaughn Findley
2. Egypt to c. 1919 Kenneth M. Cuno
3. Sudan, Somalia and the Maghreb to the end of the First World War Knut S. Vikor
4. Arabia to the end of the First World War Paul Dresch
5. Iran to 1919 Ali M. Ansari
6. Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus to 1917 Adeeb Khalid
7. Afghanistan to 1919 Nazif M. Shahrani
8. South Asia to 1919 Francis Robinson
9. Southeast Asia and China to 1910 William Gervase Clarence-Smith
10. Africa south of the Sahara to the First World War Roman Loimeier
Part II. Independence and Revival: 11. Turkey from the rise of Ataturk Re?at Kasaba
12. West Asia from the First World War Charles Tripp
13. Egypt from 1919 Joel Gordon
14. Sudan from 1919 Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban and Richard A. Lobban, Jr.
15. North Africa from the First World War Kenneth J. Perkins
16. Saudi Arabia, southern Arabia and the gulf states from the First World War David Commins
17. Iran from 1919 Misagh Parsa
18. Central Asia and the Caucasus from the First World War Muriel Atkin
19. Afghanistan from 1919 Nazif M. Shahrani
20. South Asia from 1919 Vali Nasr
21. Southeast Asia from 1910 Robert W. Hefner
22. Africa south of the Sahara from the First World War John H. Hanson
23. Islam in China from the First World War Dru C. Gladney
24. Islam in the West Humayun Ansari.

Subject Areas: Islamic life & practice [HRHP], Islam [HRH], 21st century history: from c 2000 - [HBLX], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], General & world history [HBG]