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Empire and Elites After the Muslim Conquest

The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia

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The history of northern Mesopotamia from the Islamic conquests until the early Abbasids, first published in 2000. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Note on dates and citations; Map: the fertile crescent in the early Abbasid period; 1. Conquest history and its uses; 2. The seventh-century Jazira; 3. From garrison to city: the birth of Mosul; 4. A Christian élites in the Mosuli hinterland: the shaharija; 5. Islam in the north: Jaziran Kharijism; 6. Massacre and narrative: the Abbasid Revolution in Mosul I; 7. Massacre and élite politics: the Abbasid Revolution in Mosul II; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Empire and Elites After the Muslim Conquest, Chase F Robinson

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Title
Empire and Elites After the Muslim Conquest
Subtitle
The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia
Language
English
Released
2011
Format
Hardcover
Pages
224
ISBN13
9780521781152
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The history of northern Mesopotamia from the Islamic conquests until the early Abbasids, first published in 2000. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Note on dates and citations; Map: the fertile crescent in the early Abbasid period; 1. Conquest history and its uses; 2. The seventh-century Jazira; 3. From garrison to city: the birth of Mosul; 4. A Christian élites in the Mosuli hinterland: the shaharija; 5. Islam in the north: Jaziran Kharijism; 6. Massacre and narrative: the Abbasid Revolution in Mosul I; 7. Massacre and élite politics: the Abbasid Revolution in Mosul II; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.