The Armies of the Caliphs: Military and Society in the Early Islamic State

By Hugh Kennedy

Book Overview

The first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, which reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics and offers a timely reassessment of the early Islamic State.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415250935
• ISBN13: 9780415250931
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"