{"product_id":"arab-conquests-and-early-islamic-ryan-j-lynch-9780755644681","title":"Arab Conquests and Early Islamic Historiography: The Futuh al-Buldan of al-Baladhuri","description":"Of the available sources for Islamic history between the seventh and eighth centuries CE, few are of greater importance than al-Baladhuri's \u003ci\u003eKitab Futu? al-buldan\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Conquest of Lands\u003c\/i\u003e). Written in Arabic by a ninth-century Muslim scholar working at the court of the 'Abbasid caliphs, the \u003ci\u003eFutu?\u003c\/i\u003e's content covers many important matters at the beginning of Islamic history. It informs its audience of the major events of the early Islamic conquests, the settlement of Muslims in the conquered territories and their experiences therein, and the origins and development of the early Islamic state. Questions over the text's construction, purpose, and reception, however, have largely been ignored in current scholarship. This is despite both the text's important historical material and its crucial early date of creation. It has become commonplace for researchers to turn to the \u003ci\u003eFutu?\u003c\/i\u003e for information on a specific location or topic, but to ignore the grander - and, in many ways, more straightforward - questions over the text's creation and limitations. This book looks to correct these gaps in knowledge by investigating the context, form, construction, content, and early reception history of al-Baladhuri's text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan J. Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0755644689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780755644681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.57d","brand":"Ryan J. Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944526643455,"sku":"9780755644681","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c82103ce-bc36-4390-bf80-ca753a7a62b2.jpg?v=1681503996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arab-conquests-and-early-islamic-ryan-j-lynch-9780755644681","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}