a short history Armstrong, Karen 1944- creator text bibliography nyu New York Modern Library 2002 Modern Library ed. monographic eng

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xxxiv, 230 p. : maps ; 21 cm. Contents: 1. Beginnings : The prophet (570-632) ; The Rashidun (632-661) ; The first fitnah -- 2. Development : The Umayyads and the second fitnah ; The religious movement ; The last years of the Umayyads (705-750) ; The Abbasids: The high caliphal period (750-935) ; The esoteric movements -- 3. Culmination : A new order (935-1258) ; The crusades ; Expansion ; The Mongols (1220-1500) -- 4. Islam triumphant : Imperial Islam (1500-1700) ; The Safavid empire ; The Moghul empire ; The Ottoman empire -- 5. Islam agonistes : The arrival of the west (1750-2000) ; What is a modern Muslim state? ; Fundamentalism ; Muslims in a minority ; The way forward -- Key figures in the history of Islam -- Glossary of Arabic terms -- Suggestions for further reading. Karen Armstrong. Includes bibliographical references and index. aw----- ff----- e-sp--- Islam History Islamic Empire History BP 50 .A69 2002 297/.09 081296618X (pbk.) 2002284120 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random054/2002284120.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random045/2002284120.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random0413/2002284120.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random054/2002284120.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random045/2002284120.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random0413/2002284120.html DLC 020904 20151123112055.0 12916406