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The Court of the Caliphs: when Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World

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Boeknummer	#313124-VD8
Titel	The Court of the Caliphs: when Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World
Auteur	Kennedy, Hugh
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Phoenix
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	0753818965
ISBN13	9780753818961
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with colour and b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	From a rebellion planned in a remote desert town to the founding of Baghdad in AD 762, the rule of the Abbasid dynasty was looked back on as the golden era of the Islamic Conquest. The Caliphs formed the model for succeeding muslim regimes. From military conquests to patronizing poetry, building palaces, and the formal structure of the court - harems, viziers, eunuchs and the tales of the Arabian Nights - the Abbasid caliphate offered a historical ideal for later empires and their rulers to aspire to. Yet the true story of this fascinating empire has been forgotten outside the academic world. And it deserves to be rescued: it is an epic story in every sense, with larger-than-life rulers, exotic slave girls, inventive tortures, and enough court intrigue to frighten a Borgia.
Pagina's	326
Conditie	Goed — Creases in spine.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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