The court of the caliphs : the rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty
Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.)2004
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The rule of the Abbasid dynasty is looked back on as the golden era of the Islamic Conquest. This book examines the true nature of life in the court of the Caliphs, revealing it to be a world of larger-than-life rulers, exotic slave girls, inventive methods of torture and enough court intrigue to frighten a Borgia.
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London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004.
Collation:
xxv, 326 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), geneal. table, maps plan ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index.
ISBN:
9780297830009 (hbk)
Dewey class:
953.02956.721
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English
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BRN:
129603