Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages

Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages PDF Author: Ira M. Lapidus
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521277624
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Book Description
First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Primarily a study of the main cities of the Mamluk state of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries AD, Professor Lapidus' book serves to provide a framework for understanding the long evolution of Muslim political and social institutions and urban societies. The relationships between military rulers, the bourgeoisie and the common people are presented in a study of wide relevance to social history.