From Arabian Tribes to Islamic Empire: Army, State and Society in the Near East C.600-850 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754659259)

This second collection of articles by Patricia Crone brings together studies on the development of early Muslim society, above all the army with which it was originally synonymous, from shortly after the Prophet's death until the mid-Abbasid period. The focus is on the changes that the Arab tribesmen underwent thanks to settlement outside Arabia, their strained relations with converts from the conquered population, and their gradual eclipse by them.

Author: Patricia Crone
ISBN-10: 0754659259
ISBN-13: 9780754659259
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2008
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.48lbs