The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization

The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization

Islamic civilization
Islam -- History
Islamic Empire -- History
Middle East -- History -- 1517-

Volume 1: The Classical Age of Islam analyzes the world before Islam, Muhammad's challenge, and the early Muslim state between 625 and 692. Hodgson then discusses the classical civilization of the High Caliphate. The volume also contains a general introduction to the complete work and a foreword by Reuben Smith, who, as Hodgson's colleague and friend, finished the Venture of Islam after the author's death and saw it through to publication.

Marshall G.S. Hodgson

3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm. ; vol. 1

vol. 1: The Classical Age of Islam
vol. 3: The Gunpowder Empires and Modern Times

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