A History of Islamic Societies
The civilizations and patterns of Muslim life throughout the world are traced from the formative eras through their significant development and ultimate transformation under the forces of technological change.
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Ira Lapidus' classic history of the origins and evolution of Muslim societies, revised and updated. Library Journal Respected scholar Lapidus here emphasizes what he argues to be the distinctive features of Islamic societiesthe developments of communal, religious, and political institutions. The book's first section deals with the Islamic transformation of traditional Middle Eastern societies; the second, the diffusion of Middle Eastern Islam to other regions; and the last, the disruptions of Muslim societies with the collapse of the Islamic empire and European domination. The book covers Africa and Central and Southern Asia as well as the Middle East. Recommended for all research and general library collections. J. Anthony Gardner, California State Univ., Northridge
List of illustrationsList of mapsLists of tables and figuresPreface and acknowledgments to the first editionPreface and acknowledgments to the second editionPublisher's prefacePt. IThe Origins of Islamic Civilization: The Middle East from c.600 to c.1200Introduction: Middle Eastern societies before the advent of Islam31Arabia102The life of the Prophet183The Arab conquests and the socio-economic bases of empire314The Caliphate455Cosmopolitan Islam: the Islam of the imperial elite676Urban Islam: the Islam of the religious elites817Islamic culture and the separation of state and religion998The fall of the 'Abbasid empire1039The post-'Abbasid Middle Eastern state system11210Muslim communities and Middle Eastern societies13311The collective ideal14712The Personal Ethic156Conclusion: The Middle Eastern Islamic paradigm183Pt. IIThe Worldwide Diffusion of Islamic Societies from the Tenth to the Nineteenth CenturiesIntroduction: the Islamic world and the rise of Europe19713Iran: the Mongol, Timurid, and Safavid empires22614The Turkish migrations and the Ottoman empire24815The Arab Middle East28316Islamic North Africa and Spain to the nineteenth century29917Inner Asia from the Mongol conquests to the nineteenth century33718The Indian subcontinent: the Delhi Sultanates and the Mughal empire35619The formation of Islamic societies in Southeast Asia38220Islam in Sudanic, savannah, and forest West Africa40021Islam in East Africa and the rise of European colonial empires429Conclusion: the varieties of Islamic society443Pt. IIIThe Modern Transformation: Muslim Peoples in the Nineteenth and Twentieth CenturiesIntroduction: modernity and the transformation of Muslim societies45322Iran: state and religion in the modern era46923The dissolution of the Ottoman empire and the modernization of Turkey48924Egypt: secularism and Islamic modernity51225The Arab Middle East: Arabism, military states, and Islam53526North Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries58627The Indian subcontinent: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh62028Islam in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines65229Inner Asia under Russian and Chinese rule; the Caucasus and Afghanistan68430Islam in West Africa73231Islam in East Africa76132Muslims in Europe and America785Conclusion: secularized Islam and Islamic revival814Glossary873Bibliography884Index941
\ Library JournalRespected scholar Lapidus here emphasizes what he argues to be the distinctive features of Islamic societiesthe developments of communal, religious, and political institutions. The book's first section deals with the Islamic transformation of traditional Middle Eastern societies; the second, the diffusion of Middle Eastern Islam to other regions; and the last, the disruptions of Muslim societies with the collapse of the Islamic empire and European domination. The book covers Africa and Central and Southern Asia as well as the Middle East. Recommended for all research and general library collections. J. Anthony Gardner, California State Univ., Northridge\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsLapidus (emeritus, history, U. of California, Berkeley) has revised and expanded his highly regarded history of Islamic societies with extensive new material on the present-day fundamentalist revival. Other new additions include sections or chapters on the Caucasus, Central Asia, Afghanistan, the Philippines, women and gender, and global Islamic identity, including treatment of terrorism. In addition to these current issues, the origins of Islam from the time of Mohammad until the 13th century are discussed at length, making this a comprehensive reference and an excellent all-around resource. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \ \ From the Publisher"This book is a major undertaking and deserves to be saluted as an outstanding achievement. Professor Lapidus' A History of Islamic Societies belongs to a rare breed of works which appear only once every two decades." Third World Quarterly\ "..this is a great deal more than a textbook. It is a product of learning, intellect and style of an extremely high order." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society\ "The value of A History of Islamic Societies lies in its sheer comprehensiveness. In one volume a vast amount of material is synthesized and presented in a clear and effective style. There is nothing else like it. For the first time the worldwide history of Islamic societies is made accessible to the interested reader." The Journal of Asian Studies\ \ \
