The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 1B, The Central Islamic Lands since 1918
First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilisation yet to appear in English. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, students and specialist alike. The History has now been reprinted, with corrections, and for ease of handling the original two hardcover volumes have each been divided into two separate paperbacks. Volume 1B covers the history of the central Islamic lands from 1918 to the 1960s.
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The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 1B, The Central Islamic Lands since 1918
First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilisation yet to appear in English. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, students and specialist alike. The History has now been reprinted, with corrections, and for ease of handling the original two hardcover volumes have each been divided into two separate paperbacks. Volume 1B covers the history of the central Islamic lands from 1918 to the 1960s.
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The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 1B, The Central Islamic Lands since 1918

The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 1B, The Central Islamic Lands since 1918

The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 1B, The Central Islamic Lands since 1918

The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 1B, The Central Islamic Lands since 1918

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First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilisation yet to appear in English. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, students and specialist alike. The History has now been reprinted, with corrections, and for ease of handling the original two hardcover volumes have each been divided into two separate paperbacks. Volume 1B covers the history of the central Islamic lands from 1918 to the 1960s.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521291361
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 04/21/1977
Series: The Cambridge History of Islam , #1
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Part IV. The Central Islamic Lands in Recent Times: 1. Modern Turkey; 2. The Arab lands; 3. Modern Persia; 4. Islam in the Soviet Union; 5. Communism in the central Islamic lands; 6. The political impact of the west; 7. Economic and social change; Dynastic lists; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.
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