Muslim cities in the later Middle Ages / Ira M. Lapidus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lapidus, Ira M. (Ira Marvin), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic cities and towns.

Cities and towns, Medieval--Islamic Empire.

Cities and towns, Medieval.

Islamic Empire--Social conditions.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Student edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Chapter 1: A History of Cities in the Mamluk Empire

Chapter 2: The Mamluk Regime in the Life of the Cities

Chapter 3: The Urban Society

Chapter 4: The Political System: The Mamluk State and the Urban Notables

Chapter 5: The Political System: The Common People Between Violence and Impotence

Chapter 6: Conclusion: Society and Polity in Medieval Muslim Cities.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-09702-6

0-511-58380-X