The Oxford history of Islam / editor, John L. Esposito.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Esposito, John L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--History.

Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (764 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [1999]

Summary:

Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the best recent scholarship on an impressive array of subjects, such as the historical encounter of Islam and Christianity, the role of Islam in the Mughal and Ottoman empires, the growth of Islam in Southeast Asia, China, and Africa, the political, economic, and religious challenges of European imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and Islamic communities in the modern Western world.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-977100-6

OCLC:

1101047372