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When Baghdad ruled the Muslim world : the rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty / Hugh Kennedy.
Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2006.Edition: 1st De Capo Press pbk edDescription: xxv, 326 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., geneal. table, maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780306814808 (pbk.) :
- 0306814803 (pbk.) :
- Rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty
- Court of the Caliphs
- DS38.6 .K463 2006
Contents:
Revolution -- Mansūr and his legacy -- Hārūn al-Rashīd: the golden prime -- The war between the brothers -- Poetry and power at the early Abbasid Court -- Landscape with palaces -- The Harem -- Ma'mūn to Mutawwakil -- Abbasid Court culture -- High noon in Sāmarrā.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | DS 38.6 .K463 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5056805 |
Originally published in the United Kingdom under as The Court of the Caliphs.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-316) and index.
Revolution -- Mansūr and his legacy -- Hārūn al-Rashīd: the golden prime -- The war between the brothers -- Poetry and power at the early Abbasid Court -- Landscape with palaces -- The Harem -- Ma'mūn to Mutawwakil -- Abbasid Court culture -- High noon in Sāmarrā.
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