State Formation and the Structure of Politics in Mamluk Syro-Egypt, 648-741 A.H./1250-1340 C.E. (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783847100911)

Winslow Williams Clifford is one of the few historians so far who have addressed the history and culture of the so-called Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517) on the basis of theoretical models. This volume is a posthumous publication of his doctoral thesis, submitted in 1995 at the University of Chicago. Through his skillful application of social theory, Clifford succeeded in providing highly convincing evidence that the Mamluk Sultanate did not - as was maintained for a long time - constitute a static form of "oriental despotism" but was, rather, a highly differentiated society. It was primarily based on compliance with a complex system of order that had established itself during the rule of the first sultans.

Author: Winslow Williams Clifford
ISBN-10: 3847100912
ISBN-13: 9783847100911
Publisher: V&R Unipress
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2013
Pages: 267
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.50w x 0.90d