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Author

Bennison, Amira K.

Title The great caliphs : the golden age of the 'Abbasid Empire / Amira K. Bennison.

Imprint

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2009.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	909.097671 B439g 2009	---	Available
Axe Kansas Collection Harmon	909.097671 B439g 2009 c.2	---	Lib Use Only

Description	x, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-234) and index.
Contents	A stormy sea: the politics of the 'Abbasid caliphate -- From Baghdad to Cordoba: the cities of classical Islam -- Princes and beggars: life and society in the 'Abbasid Age -- The lifeblood of empire: trade and traders in the 'Abbasid Age -- Baghdad's 'Golden Age': Islam's scientific renaissance -- The 'Abbasid legacy.
Subject	Abbasids.
	Islamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258.
	Islamic civilization.
	Islamic Empire -- Social conditions.
	Islamic Empire -- Economic conditions.
	Caliphs -- History.
	Caliphate -- History.
	Islamic cities and towns -- Islamic Empire.
Added Title	Golden age of the 'Abbasid Empire
ISBN	9780300152272
	0300152272