Shaping of 'Abbasid Rule.
In order to understand the transition between the revolutionary movement that propelled the Abbasids to power and the imperial government that later took root, Jacob Lassner studies those elements that served to shape the political attitudes and institutions of the emerging regime during its formati...
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Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Language notes: | In English. |
Series: | Princeton studies on the Near East.
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Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Table of Contents:
- Cover ; Contents; List of Maps; Introduction; Part 1. The Political Setting ; A. The Succession ; A. The Text ; Part 2. The Physical Setting ; A. The Political Background ; A. Choosing the Site ; A. The Palace Complex: Plan and Function ; Appendices ; A. Proto-Shī'ite Contenders ; Notes; Index.