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The Islamic World is a collection of important and representative documents from all periods of Islamic history. From the formative years in Arabia to the confrontations with and responses to modernity, these translations indicate the continuity and development of the youngest of the world's greatest civilizations. Included are historical, theological, philosophical, and political writings, as well as poetry and narratives, from Muslim writers in the Arab lands, Turkey, Persia, and other parts of the Islamic world. The editors have provided informative introductions to each historical period and to the individual texts, making this an enlightening and intriguing first look at Islamic civilization and tradition.
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William H. McNeill is the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and the College at the University of Chicago. His many books include The Pursuit of Power, The Rise of the West, and Mythistory and Other Essays, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
Marilyn Robinson Waldman is professor of history at Ohio State University and director of the Center for Comparative Studies in the Humanities. She is the author of Toward a Theory of Historical Narrative: A Case Study in Perso-Islamicate Historiography.
Marilyn Robinson Waldman is professor of history at Ohio State University and director of the Center for Comparative Studies in the Humanities. She is the author of Toward a Theory of Historical Narrative: A Case Study in Perso-Islamicate Historiography.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0195015711
- ISBN 13 9780195015713
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages486
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