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Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court
Formal and Informal Politics in the Caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32)
Av Maaike van Berkel, Nadia Maria El Cheikh m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
2459 kr
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The reign of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) is a crucial and controversial epoch in the history of the Abbasid empire. Al-Muqtadir’s regime has traditionally been depicted as one of decline, when the political power of the caliphate and the lustre of its capital began to crumble. This book not only …
Prince, Pen, and Sword: Eurasian Perspectives
Av Maaike van Berkel, Jeroen Duindam
Inbunden, 2018
3304 kr
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Prince, Pen, and Sword offers a synoptic interpretation of rulers and elites in Eurasia from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. Four core chapters zoom in on the tensions and connections at court, on the nexus between rulers and religious authority, on the status, function, and …
Water Management in the Premodern Middle East
Forces from "Above" and "Below"
Av Josephine van den Bent, Maaike van Berkel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1456 kr
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This volume analyses water management in pre-1500 Middle Eastern cities. Managing access to fresh water for large numbers of people has always been great challenge. Nevertheless, premodern societies of the Middle East and North Africa were rather successful in providing water to city dwellers, …
