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Item Information   Holdings       More by this author     Akbarnia, Ladan, author.     Porter, Venetia, author.     Suleman, Fahmida, author.     Subjects     British Museum     Islamic civilization -- History.     Islamic antiquities.     HISTORY / Asia / General.     Islamic antiquities.     Civilization, Islamic     15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other.     Islamische Kunst     Materialität     Sachkultur     Sammlung.     Middle East     Middle East     Islamische Staaten.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Akbarnia, Ladan, author.      Porter, Venetia, author.      Suleman, Fahmida, author.       by title:      The Islamic world : ...         MARC Display

The Islamic world : a history in objects / Ladan Akbarnia, Venetia Porter, Fahmida Suleman [and three others]. by Akbarnia, Ladan, author., Porter, Venetia, author., Suleman, Fahmida, author. New York ; London : Thames & Hudson : The British Museum, 2018. Description:  271 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm Contents:  A history of histories -- Belief and practice -- Interconnected worlds 750-1500 -- The age of empires 1500-1900 -- Literary and musical traditions -- The modern world. Summary:  This illustrated introduction to the history of the Islamic world offers a fresh approach to the subject. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, it sheds light on Islamic culture from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places, from its origins to the present day. From pre-Islamic works that provided a foundation for the arts of Islam, to masterpieces produced under the great empires, and objects that continue to be made today, this expansive survey traces the development of civilizations at the forefront of philosophical and scientific ideas, artistic and literary developments, and technological innovations, exploring a wealth of cultural treasures along the way.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Calmar Campus Library Circulation Stacks (Calmar) 909.09767 Akb 2018 Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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