Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-255) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Early Islam and late antiquity -- New directions in the early Islamic period -- The countryside -- Towns, cities and palaces -- Religious practice in the Islamic world -- Crafts and industry -- Travel and trade -- The "post-medieval" Islamic world -- Conclusion.
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