Caliphs and merchants cities and economies of power in the Near East (700-950)

The foundation of the Muslim world from 700 to 950 was a seminal period in history, when the Near East enjoyed an age of political unity, prosperity, and cultural dominance. This volume offers new insights into the origins of the economic success of the early Islamic Caliphate, drawing instructive p...

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Main Author: Bessard, Fanny
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2020, 2020
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford studies in Byzantium / Oxford studies in Byzantium
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