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The Islamic world : a history in objects

Title
The Islamic world : a history in objects / Ladan Akbarnia, Venetia Porter, Fahmida Suleman [and three others].
Author
Akbarnia, Ladan
Publication
  • New York ; London : Thames & Hudson : The British Museum, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Porter, Venetia
  • Suleman, Fahmida
Description
271 pages : color illustrations, color map; 25 cm
Summary
This illustrated introduction to the history of the Islamic world offers a fresh approach to the subject. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, it sheds light on Islamic culture from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places, from its origins to the present day. From pre-Islamic works that provided a foundation for the arts of Islam, to masterpieces produced under the great empires, and objects that continue to be made today, this expansive survey traces the development of civilizations at the forefront of philosophical and scientific ideas, artistic and literary developments, and technological innovations, exploring a wealth of cultural treasures along the way.
Subject
  • Islamic civilization > History
  • Islamic antiquities
  • HISTORY / Asia / General
  • Islamic civilization
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical refrences (pages 261-265) and index.
Contents
A history of histories -- Belief and practice -- Interconnected worlds 750-1500 -- The age of empires 1500-1900 -- Literary and musical traditions -- The modern world.
Call Number
JFE 19-1655
ISBN
  • 9780500480403
  • 0500480400
OCLC
1048308121
Author
Akbarnia, Ladan, author.
Title
The Islamic world : a history in objects / Ladan Akbarnia, Venetia Porter, Fahmida Suleman [and three others].
Publisher
New York ; London : Thames & Hudson : The British Museum, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical refrences (pages 261-265) and index.
Added Author
Porter, Venetia, author.
Suleman, Fahmida, author.
Research Call Number
JFE 19-1655
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