Carole Hillenbrand's book offers a profound understanding of the history of Muslims and their faith, from the life of Muhammad to the religion practised by 1.6 billion people around the world today. Each of the eleven chapters explains a core aspect of the faith in historical perspective, allowing r[...]
This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory.[...]
Aims to make a contribution to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071.[...]
Professor C.E. Bosworth is a Middle East historian of world stature: in this volume his friends and colleagues come together to honour his 70th birthday. The essays range widely over time and space but its core is the Islamic culture of Iran and Turkey. The contributors cover topics from the Arab co[...]