Table of Contents

Introduction Greater Syria in the Seventh Century: Context and Background, John Haldon; Chapter 1 Coinage and the Economy of Syria-Palestine in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries CE, Alan Walmsley; Chapter 2 Christian Communities in Early Islamic Syria and Northern Jazira: the Dynamics of Adaptation, R. Stephen Humphreys; Chapter 3 Administering the Early Islamic Empire: Insights from the Papyri, Arietta Papaconstantinou; Chapter 4 Mu‘?w?ya’s State, Clive Foss; Chapter 5 First Century Islamic Currency: Mastering the Message from the Money, Gene W. Heck; Chapter 6 ‘Abd al-Malik’s Monetary Reform in Copper and the Failure of Centralization, Lutz Ilisch; Chapter 7 Early Islamic Urbanism and Building Activity in Jerusalem and at Hammath Gader, Jodi Magness; Chapter 8 Late Antique Legacies and Muslim Economic Expansion, Jairus Banaji; Chapter 9 Syrian Elites from Byzantium to Islam: Survival or Extinction?, Hugh Kennedy;

About the Author

John Haldon is Professor of Byzantine History and Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, USA John Haldon, Alan Walmsley, R. Stephen Humphreys, Arietta Papaconstantinou, Clive Foss, Gene W. Heck, Lutz Ilisch, Jodi Magness, Jairus Banaji, Hugh Kennedy.

Reviews

'The volume has succeeded admirably in joining together a selection of some of the most active scholars in this discipline, a feature which makes this single volume a useful treasury of critical scholarship for all students of the Early Islamic period ... the fact that it contains such a wealth of critical observation and an introduction to current debate makes it an essential accompaniment to broader histories of Early Islamic Syria. For this reviewer, it will be a constant source of reference.' Rosetta