Middle East and Islamic World Reader -The- - An Historical Reader for the 21st Century

Informationen zum Autor Marvin E. Gettleman is the coeditor of the best-selling anthology Vietnam and America. He is emeritus professor of history at Brooklyn Polytechnic University. Stuart Schaar is Professor Emeritus of Middle East and North African History at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Klappentext Traces the history of the core Islamic lands from their Golden Age to today, revealing the Muslim world's multi-faceted societies, political systems, key figures, and relationships with outside groups. Zusammenfassung The Muslim world is rich and diverse, yet few Westerners are familiar with the writings and teachings of a culture that is at the forefront of world events. This title assembles a selection of documents and contemporary scholarship to give a view of the history of the peoples from the core Islamic lands, from the Golden Age of Islam onwards.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Marv Gettleman, Marvin E. Gettleman, Marvin E. Schaar Gettleman, Stuart Schaar
• Collaboration: Marvin E. Gettleman (Editeur), Gettleman Marvin E. (Editeur), Stuart Schaar (Editeur), Schaar Stuart (Editeur)
• Edition: Atlantic monthly press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 23.08.2012
• EAN: 9780802145772
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-4577-2
• Pages: 416
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 30 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, HISTORY / Africa / North, RELIGION / Islam / History, Middle East, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, CULTURAL HERITAGE / Middle Eastern