{"product_id":"diplomacy-in-the-early-islamic-maria-vaiou-9781788313520","title":"Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World: A Tenth-Century Treatise on Arab-Byzantine Relations","description":"Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. An innovative treatise from the 10th Century (\"Rusul al-Muluk\", \"Messengers of Kings\") is perhaps the most important account of the diplomacy of the period, and it is here translated into English for the first time. \"Rusul al-Muluk\" draws on examples from the Qur'an and other sources which extend from the period of al-jahiliyya to the time of the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim (218-227\/833-842). In the only medieval Arabic work which exists on the conduct of messengers and their qualifications, the author Ibn al-Farr rejects jihadist policies in favor of quiet diplomacy and a pragmatic outlook of constructive realpolitik. \"Rusul al-Muluk\" is an extraordinarily important and original contribution to our understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Vaiou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788313526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788313520\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 05\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d","brand":"Maria Vaiou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938101199103,"sku":"9781788313520","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_122eeed1-a238-4f74-8ab9-b2a4ff8f4323.jpg?v=1681433737","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diplomacy-in-the-early-islamic-maria-vaiou-9781788313520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}