The Court of the Caliphs - Brossura

Kennedy, Hugh

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0753818965 ISBN 13: 9780753818961

Casa editrice: Phoenix, 2005

Riassunto

From a rebellion planned in a remote desert town to the founding of Baghdad in AD 762, the rule of the Abbasid dynasty was looked back on as the golden era of the Islamic Conquest.

The Caliphs formed the model for succeeding muslim regimes. From military conquests to patronizing poetry, building palaces, and the formal structure of the court - harems, viziers, eunuchs and the tales of the Arabian Nights - the Abbasid caliphate offered a historical ideal for later empires and their rulers to aspire to.

Yet the true story of this fascinating empire has been forgotten outside the academic world. And it deserves to be rescued: it is an epic story in every sense, with larger-than-life rulers, exotic slave girls, inventive tortures, and enough court intrigue to frighten a Borgia.

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Recensione:

This book is well written, timely and fascinating. It deserves to be read widely and to be followed by many more. (THE TIMES )

This richly-woven history of the Abbasid caliphs matches pace to depth as it explains how the city on the Tigris gave the world lessons in poetry, luxury and all the arts of living and ruling. (INDEPENDENT )

Descrizione del libro:

Intrigue, debauchery and seduction in the palaces of the Middle East

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• Editore: Phoenix
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0753818965
• ISBN 13: 9780753818961
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352