Description |
ix, 302 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- A note on conventions -- Part I. Introduction: 1. Historiographical introduction -- 2. The nature of the Arab conquest -- Part II. The Evolution of the Conquest Society: 3. The Sufyanid pattern, 661-84 [41-64] -- 4. Syria of 684 [64] -- 5. The Marwanid evolution, 684-744 [64-126] -- 6. The Marwanid faction -- 7. Syria of 744 [126] -- 8. Umayyad clientage -- Part III. The Failure of the Islamic Empire: 9. The abortive service aristocracy -- 10. The emergence of the slave soldiers -- 11. The emergence of the medieval polity -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- General index -- Prosopographical index |
Analysis |
Islamic countries Politics Role of slaves 650-850 |
Notes |
Based on part of the author's thesis, University of London, 1973 |
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Includes indexes |
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Based on part of the author's thesis, University of London, 1973 |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 272-287 |
Subject |
Slaves -- Islamic Empire.
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SUBJECT |
Islamic Empire -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104953
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LC no. |
79050234 |
ISBN |
0521229618 |
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0521529409 paperback |
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