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Al-Tabari: Volume 2, The Son and Grandsons of al-Mansur: The Reigns of al-Mahdi, al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid: The Early 'Abbasi Empire
Al-Tabari
Al-Tabari: Volume 2, The Son and Grandsons of al-Mansur: The Reigns of al-Mahdi, al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid: The Early 'Abbasi Empire
Al-Tabari
This 1989 second volume of Professor Williams' translation of al-Tabari's vivid account of the early 'Abbasi empire focuses on its 'Golden Prime': the reigns of the son - al-Mahdi - and grandsons - al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid - of Caliph al-Mansur, the subject of the first volume. The translator has a rare knowledge of Islamic culture and literature.
362 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 29, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9780521159364 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 362 |
Dimensions | 230 × 152 × 22 mm · 578 g |
Translator | Williams, John Alden |