When Baghdad ruled the Muslim world : the rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty / Hugh Kennedy.

Author/creator Kennedy, Hugh
Other author Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.).
Format Book
Edition1st De Capo Press pbk ed.
Publication InfoCambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2006.
Descriptionxxv, 326 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty
Portion of title Court of the Caliphs
Contents Revolution -- Mansūr and his legacy -- Hārūn al-Rashīd: the golden prime -- The war between the brothers -- Poetry and power at the early Abbasid Court -- Landscape with palaces -- The Harem -- Ma'mūn to Mutawwakil -- Abbasid Court culture -- High noon in Sāmarrā.
General noteOriginally published in the United Kingdom under as The Court of the Caliphs.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-316) and index.
ISBN0306814803 (pbk.)
ISBN9780306814808 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DS38.6 .K463 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold