Caliphs and merchants: cities and economies of power in the Near East (700-950)

The foundation of the Muslim world from 700 to 950 was a seminal period in history, when the Near East enjoyed an age of political unity, prosperity, and cultural dominance. This volume offers new insights into the origins of the economic success of the early Islamic Caliphate, drawing instructive p...

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Main Author: Bessard, Fanny 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Map
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2020
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford studies in Byzantium
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Summary:The foundation of the Muslim world from 700 to 950 was a seminal period in history, when the Near East enjoyed an age of political unity, prosperity, and cultural dominance. This volume offers new insights into the origins of the economic success of the early Islamic Caliphate, drawing instructive parallels within the contemporary Eurasian context
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (400 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780191889462
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198855828.001.0001

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