Islamic Historiography (Themes in Islamic History, Series Number 1) - Hardcover

Robinson, Chase F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521620813 ISBN 13: 9780521620819

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Chase Robinson's book is a timely introduction to Islamic historiography, from its origins in the seventh and eighth centuries to the fifteenth century. It covers the rise of the tradition, the historians' principal genres, assumptions and methods, and stresses the social and political functions of historical writing. It is an authoritative guide for students with little or no background in Islamic history or Arabic.

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Book Description

Chase Robinson's book offers a well-structured, well-composed and timely introduction to Islamic historiography from its origins in the seventh and eighth centuries to the fifteenth century. The book covers the rise of the tradition, the historians' principal genres, assumptions and methods, and stresses the social and political functions of historical writing. It promisese to be a helpful and authoritative guide for students with little or no background in Islamic history or Arabic who are trying to find their way into a complex field.

About the Author

Chase F. Robinson is University Lecturer in Islamic History at the University of Oxford. His publications include Empire and Elites after the Muslim Conquest: The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia (2000).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521620813
• ISBN 13: 9780521620819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 264