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A History of the Muslim World to 1750 traces the development of Muslim civilizations from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the Ottoman conquest of the Middle East. Coverage includes the unification of the Dar a1-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims), the fragmentation into various religious and political groups including the Shi'ite and Sunni, and the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that threatened to destroy the civilization. The book offers students a balanced coverage of the Muslim world encompassing the region from the Iberian Peninsula to South Asia, detailed accounts of all cultures including major Shi'ite groups and the Sunni community, primary sources, a glossary, charts, and timelines.
List of contents
Part One: The Formative Period, 610–950; 1. Origins; 2. Arab Imperialism; 3. The Development of Sectarianism; 4. The center cannot hold: Three Caliphates; 5. Synthesis and Creativity Part Two: Civilization vs. Chaos, 950–1260; 6. Filling the Vacuum of Power, 950–1100; 7. Barbarians at the Gates, 1100–1260; 8. The Consolidation of Traditions; 9. The Muslim Commonwealth; Part Three: Mongol Hegemony, 1260–1405; 10. The Great Transformation; 11. Unity and Diversity in Islamic Traditions; Part Four: Muslim Ascendancy, 1405–1750; 12. The Central Muslim Lands; 13. The Umma in the West; 14. Central Asia and Iran; 15. South Asia; 16. The Indian Ocean
About the author
Vernon O. Egger is Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern and Islamic History at Georgia Southern University. His other books include The Muslim World Since 1260 and A Fabian in Egypt: Salamah Musa and the Rise of the Professional Classes in Egypt, 1909–1939.
Summary
A History of the Muslim World to 1750 traces the development of Muslim civilizations from Prophet Muhammad to the Ottoman conquest of the Middle East. It offers students a balanced view of the Muslim world from the Iberian Peninsula to South Asia, as well as accounts of all cultures including Shi'ite groups and the Sunni community.
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"Egger's history of the Islamic world from its civilizational foundation in the 7th century to the gradual ending of its political predominence in the mid-18th century provides an excellent overview for students embarking on the study of world history, the Middle East, or Islamic history. Resisting a still common Arabocentric and early Islamic bias in the field, Egger provides a balanced account of the civilization's development through a series of tightly constructed historical and thematic chapters."
Nabil Al-Tikriti, University of Mary Washington, USA
