State and Society in Fatimid Egypt
Leiden, New York, Kovenhavn, Koln: E. J. Brill, 1991.
Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". xi, 217pp. Light cover- and edgewear to dust jacket, else fine. Bound in bright red cloth cloth over boards, with upper board and spine lettered in gilt. Very light shelfwear to binding, firm and sound. Pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. A very presentable hardcover in dust jacket of this first volume in Brill's Arab History and Civilization series.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
Fatimid history is a chapter of both Mediterranean and Islamic history. In the period covered by the book (10th-12th centuries) profound changes took place in the Eastern Mediterranean affecting the history of the region. Divided into three parts this study deals with the political history of the Fatimid period, the structure of the Fatimid state and the interplay between state and society. The book is a contribution to the study of Islamic military history addressing such topics as: the formation and upkeep of black slave armies, the role of Christian-Armenian troops in twelfth-century Egypt and military and naval aspects of the Fatimid wars with the Crusaders. Other topics examined are the internal policies of the Fatimid state: notably, among them, the religious policies of the Fatimid regime, the involvement of the state in the urban life of the Fatimid capital city, Fustat-Cairo, and Fatimid attitudes toward non-Muslim communities. Series: Arab History and Civilization, Volume: 1. (Publisher). Very good + / very good +. Item #17524
ISBN: 9004093443
Price: $125.00