islamic civilization

Profiles the lives of Mughal rulers from 1206 through 1925, including Tumir, Shah Abbas the Great, Akbar the Great, and Shah Jahan. Includes 260 illustrations.

Chronicles a history of Byzantine influence on Western, Islamic and Slavic cultures; and contains a list of major humanists, monks, emperors, patriarchs, philosophers, historians, classicists, and prophets; along with a timeline and maps.

Presents an examination of Islamic culture through its art, including information on the environment in which it was developed, and how it reflects Islamic history, technology, beliefs, and everyday life.

Chronicles the history of Islam from its birth to the twenty-first century, discussing the Arab conquests, the rise of Baghdad, the Crusades, Sufi mysticism, the highlights of the three great empires, and Islam around the world, including medieval Muslim Spain and modern Chechnya, China, and Israel.

An overview of the history and growth of art, architecture, literature, and social life in medieval Islamic culture.

Examines the knowledge that the Islamic world retained, possessed, and developed in the seventh century AD while Europe was in her Dark Age. Explores Islamic advances in such schools as medicine, astronomy, mathematics, and engineering.

Examining Muslim communities around the world, this new resource introduces readers to the history, traditions, and great diversity among them. --from publisher description.

Presents an introduction to the history and culture of the Islamic Empire, in simple text with illustrations.

A picture history of Islam, the monotheistic religion that has acquired millions of believers in the Muslim world.

An intimate look into the daily life of the medieval Islamic world, providing insight into a civilized, powerful, and economically stable culture. Includes a glossary of important dates and technical terms.