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Islam: The View from the Edge
Richard Bulliet
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Description for Islam: The View from the Edge
Paperback. Bulliet abandons the historian's habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became -- and continues to be -- so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
Bulliet abandons the historian's habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became -- and continues to be -- so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives.
Bulliet abandons the historian's habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became -- and continues to be -- so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231082198
SKU
V9780231082198
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About Richard Bulliet
Richard W. Bulliet is professor of history at Columbia University. A former Guggenheim fellow, he is the editor of The Columbia History of the Twentieth Century and author of The Camel and the Wheel. He is also the author of four novels of mystery and intrigue.
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