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Chargement... The Armies of the Caliphs: Military and Society in the Early Islamic Statepar Hugh Kennedy
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Appartient à la sérieWarfare and History (2001)
Références à cette œuvre sur des ressources externes. Wikipédia en anglais (35)The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics. Through a thoroughnbsp;examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies of the Caliphs offers the most comprehensive view to date of how the early Muslim Empire grew to control so many people. Using Arabic chronicles, surviving documents, and archaeological evidence, this book analyzes the military and the face of battle, and offers a timely reassessment of the early Islamic State. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The book presumes a working knowledge of the political history of the period: well-known, and indeed, to most of us, little-known, events and individuals are frequently mentioned cursorily en route to some illuminating incident without being explained or introduced. It can probably be safely assumed that anyone considering a book like this already knows who Harun al-Rashid was, but the same doesn't apply, in my case at least, to al-Hajjaj or Babak. There's a brief glossary of Arabic terms employed; something similar for the more important people mentioned would've been appreciated.
That said, I liked it enough I find myself wishing for a similar book, if one can be written, on the abovementioned Kharijite and Qarmatian rebels. Alas, I suspect the sources simply aren't there for a similar work.