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Author Marozzi, Justin, 1970- author.

Title Islamic empires : fifteen cities that define a civilization : from Mecca to Dubai / Justin Marozzi.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2021.
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  297 MAROZZI    Check Shelf
Description xxiii, 440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 21 cm
Note Originally published: 2019.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-420) and index.
Summary Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic empires lorded it over the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and swathes of the Indian subcontinent, while Europe cowered feebly at the margins. For centuries the caliphate was both ascendant on the battlefield and triumphant in the battle of ideas, its cities unrivalled powerhouses of artistic grandeur, commercial power, spiritual sanctity and forward-looking thinking, in which nothing was off limits.
Subject Islamic civilization.
Islamic cities and towns -- History.
Islamic cities and towns. (OCoLC)fst00979913
Islamic civilization. (OCoLC)fst01730294
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781643136936 (paperback)
1643136933 (paperback)
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