In the `encyclopaedic' fourteenth century, Arabic chronicles produced in Mamluk cities bore textual witness to both recent and bygone history, including that of the Fatimids (969-1171CE). For in two centuries of rule over Egypt and North Africa, the Isma`ili Fatimids had left few self-generated historiographical records. Instead, it fell to Ayyubid and Mamluk historians to repr...(展开全部)

In the `encyclopaedic' fourteenth century, Arabic chronicles produced in Mamluk cities bore textual witness to both recent and bygone history, including that of the Fatimids (969-1171CE). For in two centuries of rule over Egypt and North Africa, the Isma`ili Fatimids had left few self-generated historiographical records. Instead, it fell to Ayyubid and Mamluk historians to repr...(展开全部)

“How could I allow my soldiers to sail on this disloyal and cruel sea?” These words, attributed to the most powerful caliph of medieval Islam, Umar Ibn al-Khattab (634–644), have led to a misunderstanding in the West about the importance of the Mediterranean to early Islam. This body of water, known in Late Antiquity as the Sea of the Romans, was critical to establishing the ki...(展开全部)

“How could I allow my soldiers to sail on this disloyal and cruel sea?” These words, attributed to the most powerful caliph of medieval Islam, Umar Ibn al-Khattab (634–644), have led to a misunderstanding in the West about the importance of the Mediterranean to early Islam. This body of water, known in Late Antiquity as the Sea of the Romans, was critical to establishing the ki...(展开全部)

This illustrated introduction offers a fresh approach to the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, and richly enhanced with outstanding images, it provides an illuminating insight into the material culture produced from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artifacts, peopl...(展开全部)

This illustrated introduction offers a fresh approach to the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, and richly enhanced with outstanding images, it provides an illuminating insight into the material culture produced from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artifacts, peopl...(展开全部)

The popular portrayal of the medieval era as one of endless famine, war, and ignorance is itself ignorant&;overlooking brilliant advances in science, art, and literature. This beautifully illustrated collection illuminates the dark ages, telling the story of the period and such key figures as Joan of Arc, Marco Polo, and Saladin. Some 15 facsimile documents include Pope Innocen...(展开全部)

[英]安妮塔·贝克（AnitaBaker）著 作家，中世纪史专家，曾多年担任出版人、资深编辑，曾在世界上最古老的大学之一 ——西班牙萨拉曼卡大学学习中世纪法律和历史，对中世纪史有着专业的了解。

[英]安妮塔·贝克（AnitaBaker）著 作家，中世纪史专家，曾多年担任出版人、资深编辑，曾在世界上最古老的大学之一 ——西班牙萨拉曼卡大学学习中世纪法律和历史，对中世纪史有着专业的了解。

[英]安妮塔·贝克（AnitaBaker）著 作家，中世纪史专家，曾多年担任出版人、资深编辑，曾在世界上最古老的大学之一 ——西班牙萨拉曼卡大学学习中世纪法律和历史，对中世纪史有着专业的了解。