Caliphate: The History of an Idea

by Hugh Kennedy

Book Overview

From a preeminent scholar of Islamic history, the authoritative history of caliphates from their beginnings in the 7th century to the modern day
In Caliphate, Islamic historian Hugh Kennedy dissects the idea of the caliphate and its history, and explores how it became used and abused today. Contrary to popular belief, there is no one enduring definition of a caliph; rather, the idea of the caliph has been the subject of constant debate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465094384
• ISBN13: 9780465094387
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"