Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought / / Margaret MESERVE.
Drawing on political oratory, diplomatic correspondence, crusade propaganda, and historical treatises, Meserve shows how research into the origins of Islamic empires sprang from-and contributed to-contemporary debates over the threat of Islamic expansion in the Mediterranean. This groundbreaking boo...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Harvard Historical Studies ;
158 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Note on Nomenclature
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- 1. The Rise and Fall of the Trojan Turks
- 2. Barbarians at the Gates
- 3. In Search of the Classical Turks
- 4. Translations of Empire
- 5. Wise Men in the East
- Epilogue
- Appendix: The Caspian Gates
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index