Introduction • 1. A history of histories • 2. Belief and practice • 3. Interconnected worlds (750–1500) • 4. The age of empires (1500–1900) • 5. Literary and musical traditions • 6. The modern world • 7. Glossary • 8. Selected bibliography • 9. Acknowledgements • 10. Credits • 11. Index

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A global history of the Islamic world, told through superb art objects and cultural artefacts dating from the 7th century to the present

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Ladan Akbarnia, Venetia Porter, Fahmida Suleman, William Greenwood, Zeina KlinkHoppe and Amandine Mérat all work in the Department of the Middle East at the British Museum, London.

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'Handsomely illustrated … offers a fresh approach by looking at the finest arts alongside rarely seen archaeological material from daily life … Anyone interested in the Islamic world should have this book' - Timeless Travels

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