Title: Slave soldiers and Islam :
Authors: Pipes, Daniel,
Date: 1981
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Physical description: xxx, 246 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
LC classification: U
Contents: Pt. I. The Islamicate Context -- Ch. 1. What Is a Military Slave? -- Ch. 2. Slaves in War: The Historical Record -- Ch. 3. An Explanation of Military Slavery -- Pt. II. Origins -- Ch. 4. The Unfree in Muslim Warfare, 2-205/624-820 -- Ch. 5. The First Military Slave System -- Ch. 6. How Military Slavery First Occurred.
Notes: "Based on a doctoral dissertation submitted in May 1978 to Harvard University." -- p. xi. Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Armies--Islamic Empire.; Islamic Empire--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.; Slavery and Islam.; Slavery--Islamic Empire.; Soldiers--Islamic Empire.