The Crusades: An Islamic Perspective
by Carole Hillenbrand
The central theme of the book is the Muslim reaction to the presence of the Crusaders in the heart of Muslim territory. Ideological, military, social economic and cultural issues are all discussed. The complexities of the interaction between the two peoples and various cultures are discussed in detail.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World
edited by Francis Robinson
Written by a team of leading specialists on Islamic history, this book discusses, with sumptuous illustrations, many aspects of Muslim culture. Includes studies on religion, politics, commerce, education, art and the interaction between Islam and the West, as well as the development of the Islamic world from the seventh century to the present day.
Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests
by Walter E. Kaegi
Using Greek and Arabic as well as other primary sources in the light of recent advances in late Roman, early Islamic, and Byzantine studies, this book examines the question of why the Byzantine Empire failed to contain emergent Islam, and in particular why the Byzantines first lost Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. Kaegi explores ethnic, military, political, religious, economic and military themes, placing the conflict in the context of a longer late Roman period, and looks at how the Byzantines responded to the Islamic threat.
Arabs and others in Early Islam
by Suliman Bashear
Six chapters discussing the relationship between Arabs and non-Arabs in early Islam.
Domenico's Istanbul
edited by J Austin
Domenico was the name taken by a rabbi and doctor from Safed in Palestine on his conversion to Catholicism in 1593. For some ten years he served as Third Physician to Sultan Murad III. In 1611 he wrote or more accurately dictated his Relatione della gran Citta di Constantinopli. This is not just a topographical description of the city, but also an account of its inhabitants and the regulations governing their lives, of how the Sultan spent his time, of the principles and practice of islam, and much more.
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