The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 2B, Islamic Society and Civilisation

Published

1977

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

ISBN-13

9780521291385

ISBN-10

0521291380

Pages

580

Format

Paperback

Language

English

The aim of these volumes is to present the history of Islam as a cultural whole. It is hoped that in a single concise work the reader will be able to follow all the main threads: political, theological, philosophical, economic, scientific, military, artistic. But The Cambridge history of Islam is not a repository of facts, names and dates; it is not intended primarily for reference, but as a book for continuous reading. The editors believe that, while it will not be despised by the expert orientalist, it will be useful to students in other fields of history, and particularly to university students of oriental subjects, and will also appeal to those who read history for intellectual pleasure. -- From Preface Volume 1A (page ix).