Empire and elites after the Muslim conquest: the transformation of Northern Mesopotamia

Contenu

Robinson, Chase F. 1999. Empire and Elites After the Muslim Conquest: The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia. Cambridge University Press, bibliographie, consulté le 23 mai 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/33392

Titre

Empire and elites after the Muslim conquest: the transformation of Northern Mesopotamia

Auteur

Robinson, Chase F. Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

2000

Résumé

the study of early Islamic historical tradition has flourished in recent years with the emergence of new and innovative scholarship no longer dependent on more traditional narratival approaches. Chase Robinson’s book, which takes full account of the latest research, interwaves history and historiography to interpret the political, social and economic transformations in northern Mesopotamia after the Islamic conquests. Using Arabic and Syriac sources to elaborate his argument, the author focuses on the Muslim and Christian élites, demonstrating that the immediate effects of the conquests were in fact modest ones. Significant social change took place only at the end of the seventh century with the imposition of Marwānid rule. Even then, the author argues, social power was diffused in the hands of local élites. This is a sophisticated study at the cutting-edge of a burgeoning field in Islamic studies.

Editeur

Cambridge University Press Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Place

Cambridge

Langue

eng

nombre de pages

xv+206

ISBN

978-0-521-78115-2

Robinson, Chase F. 1999. Empire and Elites After the Muslim Conquest: The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia. Cambridge University Press, bibliographie, consulté le 23 mai 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/33392