{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-seljuq-clifford-edmund-bosworth-9780415588447","title":"The History of the Seljuq State: A Translation with Commentary of the Akhbar Al-Dawla Al-Saljuqiyya","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eAkhbar al-dawla al-saljuqiyya\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the key primary documents on the history of Western Persia and Iraq in the 11th and 12th centuries. This book provides an accessible English translation and commentary on the text, making available to a new readership this significant work on the pre-modern history of the Middle East and the Turkish peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text is a chronicle of the Seljuq dynasty as it emerged within the Iranian lands in the 11th and 12th centuries, dominating the Middle Eastern lands, from Turkey and Syria to Iran and eastern Afghanistan. During this formative period in the central and eastern Islamic lands, they inaugurated a pattern of Turkish political and military dominance of the Middle East and beyond, from Egypt to India, in some cases well into the 20th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShedding light on many otherwise obscure aspects of the political history of the region, the book provides a more detailed context for the political history of the wider area. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of Middle Eastern history and is an important addition to the existing literature on the Seljuq dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clifford Edmund Bosworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415588448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415588447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Clifford Edmund Bosworth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086631481599,"sku":"9780415588447","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20385e27-188a-4633-be51-259a925448eb.jpg?v=1769095733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-the-seljuq-clifford-edmund-bosworth-9780415588447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}