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Continuity and Change in Medieval Persia
Continuity and often violent change in medieval Persia are revealed in this detailed study of aspects of Persian history during three turbulent centuries (1040–1335 A.D.). An extensive introduction provides the chronological framework for this examination of the vital areas of administrative, economic, and social history. This book is a major contribution from the pen of a scholar whose knowledge of the sources of the history of Islamic Persia and of the country itself is hardly to be matched by any living Western scholar. Lambton provides an astonishing amount of information and also uniquely deep insights into Persian history and society.
State and Government in Medieval Islam
First published in 2004. For the Muslim the foundation from which all discussion of government starts is the law of God, the sharī‘a. Theoretically pre-existing and eternal, it represents absolute good. It is prior to the community and the state.‘ Part of London Oriental Series, this volume’s concern wis with the political ideas of the period extending from the 2nd/8th century to the 11th/17th century and to the central lands of the caliphate, including Persia, and North Africa.
A History of Social Justice and Political Power in the Middle East
From ancient Mesopotamia into the 20th century, "the Circle of Justice" as a concept has pervaded Middle Eastern political thought and underpinned the exercise of power in the Middle East. The Circle of Justice depicts graphically how a government’s justice toward the population generates political power, military strength, prosperity, and good administration. This book traces this set of relationships from its earliest appearance in the political writings of the Sumerians through four millennia of Middle Eastern culture. It explores how people conceptualized and acted upon this powerful insight, how they portrayed it in symbol, painting, and story, and how they transmitted it from one reg...
Persian Grammar
The grammar in this book is comprehensive, and contains all that is necessary for the student to become thoroughly familiar with the language.
Relational Iconography, Representational Culture at the Qaraquyunlu and Aqquyunlu Courts (853/1449 CE to 907/1501 CE)
In Relational Iconography Georg Leube engages with the courtly culture of the Qaraquyunlu and Aqquyunlu dynasties (15th century C.E.) as a key episode in Persianate and Islamicate cultural history.
Great Seljuk Empire
The first English language general history of the Great Seljuk Empire outlines its chronological history and will explores its religious and institutional history.
The Cambridge History of Islam
The Cambridge History of Islam is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization.
Kashefi's Anvar-e Sohayli
Christine van Ruymbeke offers a first in-depth analysis of the contents and style of Kashefi’s Anvar-e Sohayli (15th c. AD). This analysis also addresses the Kalila wa-Dimna field, across its full rewriting history.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008
This book, drawn from the award-winning online Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, tells the story of our recent past through the lives of those who shaped national life.
The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 2B, Islamic Society and Civilisation
This is a most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization.
