| Description |
xxv, 237 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-221) and index. |
| Contents |
Origins -- The emergence of genre -- Consequences and models -- Three categories : biography, prosopography, chronography -- Historiography and traditionalism -- Historiography and society -- God and models of history -- Historians and the truth -- Vocations and professions -- Writing history. |
| Subject |
Islam -- Historiography.
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| ISBN |
0521620813 (alk. paper) |
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0521629365 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
UKM bA307846 |
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