The Court of the Caliphs: The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Syber's Books [263633], Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
acknowledgements, list of illustrations, list of maps, maps, genealogy, timeline and foreword by author, notes, bibliography and index. Photographic endpapers, showing Shroud of St. Josse (Juduc). The text is illustrated with the aforementioned maps, six pages before the text proper and between pages 166 and 167 there are 24 pages of colour photography, black-and-white photography and reproductions of plans and illustrations. Dark rose coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with dark red and green coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A history of the rise and eventual dissolution of the Abbasid dynasty, the most powerful Islamic dynasty in history. For, as the front fold over panel blurb states, ". The caliphs formed the model for succeeding Muslim regimes. From military conquests to patronising poultry, 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." A hint of rubbing to the book corners. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], VIII - XXV, [2], 2 - 326 pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic . Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0297830007. ISBN/EAN: 9780297830009. Inventory No: 0120916.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Horsham Rare Books [518143], Horsham, United Kingdom.
First edition 8vo 326 pages illustrated with colour and black & white plates and maps. Very good hard back with a very good unclipped dust jacket. "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 and 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.".

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, SPHINX BOOKSTORE.
Professor Hugh Kennedy makes no apology for the 'fair share of booze and sex' involved in The Court of the Caliphs. Every element of his story is drawn from the original Arabic texts: 'the writers of the ninth and tenth centuries knew their rulers had their fair share of human frailties and were quite happy to describe them. To produce a sanitized and whitewashed version of history does no service to our understanding of the caliphate.' In this fast-paced and colourful narrative, Professor Hugh Kennedy takes us back to Baghdad and Samarra and the glory days of the Caliphate. 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 muslim world was ruled by a single sovereign, who waged holy war against the Byzantines and protected the holy cites of Mecca and Medina. For what was to be the last time in history, a mighty empire was based on the ancient Mesopotamian heartland that had once supported the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians. 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 and 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. Hardcover, Ausgabe: First Edition, Label: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2005-05-30, Studio: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Verkaufsrang: 1975233.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd [53572034], Dunfermline, United Kingdom.
Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Shiny Owl Books [3690094], Mona Vale, NSW, Australia.
Size: Large 8vo (9 to 11 inches). ISBN: 0297830007. ISBN/EAN: 9780297830009.