{"product_id":"9780691236599","title":"A History of the Muslim World","description":"Author: Michael A. Cook\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691236599\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 960\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muammad to the birth of the modern era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 civilisation remarkable for both its unity and diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter setting the scene in the Middle East of late antiquity, the book depicts the rise of Islam as one of the great black swan events of history. It continues with the spectacular rise of the Caliphate, an empire that by the time it broke up had nurtured the formation of a new civilization. It then goes on to cover the diverse histories of all the major regions of the Muslim world, providing a wide-ranging account of the key military, political, and cultural developments that accompanied the eastward and westward spread of Islam from the Middle East to the shores of the Atlantic and the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, \u003ci\u003eA History of the Muslim World\u003c\/i\u003e contains numerous primary-source quotations that expose the reader to a variety of acutely insightful voices from the Muslim past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A timely, wide-ranging examination of the Muslim world...Cook's study sheds crucial light on Islamic development across borders and centuries.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cook tours the globe, bringing cultures and customs to life in evocative detail...An accessible history of the Muslim world.' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680681578654,"sku":"ADS-9780691236599","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691236599.jpg?v=1775543709","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691236599","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}