Islam and World History: The Ventures of Marshall Hodgson

by Edmund Burke III

Book Overview

Published in 1974, Marshall Hodgson's The Venture of Islam was a watershed moment in the study of Islam. By locating the history of Islamic societies in a global perspective, Hodgson challenged the orientalist paradigms that had stunted the development of Islamic studies and provided an alternative approach to world history. Edited by Edmund Burke III and Robert Mankin, Islam and World History explores the complexity of Hodgson's thought,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022658478X
• ISBN13: 9780226584782
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"