8vo. viii, 197 pp., 4 maps, cloth, biblio, index, previous owner’s name inscribed on front fly leaf, light rubbing on top edge of title page, otherwise copy clean & in very good condition, Cambridge University Press, first edition, 1971.

Synopsis

This book presents for the first time a clear narrative analysis of the central events of the Islamic domains between the rise of the Abbasids and the Salijuq invasion. It was a period of intense political and economic activity as the Abbasids extended their empire and gradually lost control of it; these years also marked the rise and fall of the Fatimid regime in Egypt and the growth of other regional power groups. The study is based on original sources and Dr Shaban challenges many received opinions.
M.A. Shaban- lecturer in Arabic, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London