Lapidus, Ira M. (Ira Marvin)

A History of Islamic societies / Ira M. Lapidus. - 2nd ed. - New York, N.Y : Cambridge University Press, 2002. - 970 p.: ill., maps; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: pt.1 The Origins of Islamic Civilization: The Middle East From C. 600 to C. 1200 pt. 2 The Worldwide diffusion of Islamic societies from the tenth to the nineteenth centuries pt. 3 The Modern Transformation: Muslim Peoples in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Cneturies

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Islam--History
Islamic countries--History

REF DS 35.63 / .L37 2002