A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity

A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Mu?ammad to the birth of the modern eraThis book describes and explains the major events personalities conflicts and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The body of the book takes readers from the origins of Islam to the eve of the nineteenth century and an epilogue continues the story to the present day. Michael Cook thus provides a broad history of a civilization remarkable for both its unity and div...See More