Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinoplevolume 1: Politics and War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195050875)

This documentary history of Islam from the advent of the prophet Muhammed to the capture of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror, is concerned with a period that extends from the 7th century to 1453; with a region that stretches from Western Arabia to embrace the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia, tropical Africa, and southern and eastern Europe; and with people and states, which, amid many diversities, share a common acceptance of the faith and law of Islam. Bernard Lewis, a widely-known authority on the Middle East, here translates from original sources and documents works that present the sweeping civilization of Islam in all its vastness and glory.

Author: Bernard Lewis
ISBN-10: 0195050878
ISBN-13: 9780195050875
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/04/1987
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d