Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought
Published on 1. July 2009
369 pages
978-0-674-04095-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Digital original
Language
English
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Cambridge, MA; London
United States
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Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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Digital original
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978-0-674-04095-3 (9780674040953)
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Margaret Meserve
Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought
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02/2008
Harvard University Press
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Margaret Meserve is Assistant Professor of History, University of Notre Dame.
Content
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
