Chase F. Robinson

Empire and Elites After the Muslim Conquest

The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia
Herausgeber: Morgan, David

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The study of early Islamic history has flourished in recent years. Chase Robinson's book takes full account of the latest research, interweaving history and historiography to interpret the political, social, and economic transformations in the Mesopotamian region after the Islamic conquests. Using Arabic and Syriac sources, the author focuses on the Muslim and Christian é lites, demonstrating that significant social change took place only at the end of the seventh century. This is a sophisticated study at the cutting-edge of a burgeoning field in Islamic studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780521028738
• ISBN-10: 0521028736
• Artikelnr.: 21373271

Autorenporträt

Chase F. Robinson is Lecturer in Islamic History at the University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Note on dates and citations
Map: the fertile crescent in the early Abbasid period
1. Conquest history and its uses
2. The seventh-century Jazira
3. From garrison to city: the birth of Mosul
4. A Christian élites in the Mosuli hinterland: the shaharija
5. Islam in the north: Jaziran Kharijism
6. Massacre and narrative: the Abbasid Revolution in Mosul I
7. Massacre and élite politics: the Abbasid Revolution in Mosul II
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.