Caliphs and merchants : cities and economies of power in the Near East (700-950) / Fanny Bessard.

First edition.

9780191889462 (electronic book)

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

English

1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations, maps.

DS38.6

909.0976701

The foundation of the Muslim world from 700 to 950 was a seminal period in history, when the Near East enjoyed an age of political unity, prosperity, and cultural dominance. This volume offers new insights into the origins of the economic success of the early Islamic Caliphate, drawing instructive parallels within the contemporary Eurasian context.

The foundation of the Muslim world from 700 to 950 was a seminal period in history, when the Near East enjoyed an age of political unity, prosperity, and cultural dominance. This volume offers new insights into the origins of the economic success of the early Islamic Caliphate, drawing instructive parallels within the contemporary Eurasian context.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Oxford studies in Byzantium.
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