The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 2A, The Indian Sub-Continent, South-East Asia, Africa and the Muslim West

It is hoped that in a single concise work the reader will be able to follow all the main threads: political, theological, philosophical, economic, scientific, military, artistic. But The Cambridge history of Islam is not a repository of facts, names and dates it is not intended primarily for reference, but as a book for continuous reading. It will be useful to students in other fields of history, and particularly to university students of oriental subjects, and will also appeal to those who read history for intellectual pleasure. Volume 1A: The central Islamic lands from pre-Islamic times to the First World War Volume 1B: The Central Islamic Lands since 1918 Volume 2A: The Indian Sub-Continent, South-East Asia, Africa and the Muslim West Volume 2B: Islamic Society and Civilisation This work aims to present to the reader a narrative of the several threads of Islamic history over a period of more than 13 centuries, in an area extending from Spain and Morocco to South East Asia. In view of this enormous perspective and the fact that only two volumes must fulfill the task, the editors are naturally explicit about the book's limitations: it is intended primarily for general readers of history, for students of history, and particularly for students of Oriental disciplines (I, p. ix). While not claiming to present any exhaustive definitive account, the editors have shown a keen awareness of the shortcomings and gaps in much of the secondary material previously recommended to students and general readers, and have tried 'to offer an authoritative guide to the state of knowledge at the present day, and to provide a sound foundation on which to build' (I, p. xviii). -- From http://www.jstor.org (Nov. 25, 2016) First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilisation yet to appear in English. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, students and specialist alike. The History has now been reprinted, with corrections, and for ease of handling the original two hardcover volumes have each been divided into two separate paperbacks. Volume 1B covers the history of the central Islamic lands from 1918 to the 1960s. First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization yet to appear in English. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, student and specialist alike. It has now been reprinted, with corrections, and for ease of handling the original two hardcover volumes have each been divided into two separate paperbacks. First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is a most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, student and specialist alike. It has now been reprinted, with corrections, and for ease of handling the original two hardcover volumes have each been divided into two separate paperbacks. V. 1a. The Central Islamic Lands From Pre-islamic Times To The First World War.--v. 1b. The Central Islamic Lands Since 1918.--v. 2a. The Indian Sub-continent, South-east Asia, Africa And The Muslim West.--v. 2b. Islamic Society And Civilization. Edited By P.m Holt, Ann K.s. Lambton, Bernard Lewis. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes. V.1a. The Central Islamic Lands From Pre-islamic Times To The First World War. -- V.1b. The Central Islamic Lands Since 1918. -- V.2a. The Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia, Africa And The Muslim West. -- V.2b. Islamic Society And Civilization. Edited By P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis. Includes Bibliographies. When Alptigin rebelled against the Samanids he established himself at Ghazna in 352/962, where his slave and son-in-law Sebuktigin succeeded him in 367/977 and started vigorously to expand his dominions. A monograph of Muslim civilization, from before Prophet Muhammad through the post-World War II years, explicating the growth of the Arab Empire and its outward political and cultural extensions. Bibliogs The Mudros armistice signed on 30 October 1918, by the government of Ahmed 'Izzet Pasha appointed by the sultan for this task, marked the defeat of the Ottoman empire in the First World War. There is a closer relationship between Islam and its geographical setting, than that of any other of the great monotheistic religions.