The new Cambridge history of Islam
By: general editor, Michael Cook.
Contributors: Cook, M. A.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521838238
Subjects: Islamic countries -- History; Islamic civilization
Description: Volume 5 of The New Cambridge History of Islam examines the history of Muslim societies from 1800 to the present. Francis Robinson, a leading historian of Islam, has brought together a team of scholars with a broad range of expertise to explore how Muslims responded to the challenges of Western conquest adn domination across the last two hundred years. As their contributions reveal, the social, economic, political and historical circumstances which influenced these responses have, in many instances and in different parts of the world, empowered Muslim societies and encouraged transformation and religious revival. The volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the local dimensions of that revival and how, by extension, regional connections have been forged. Synthesizing the academic research of the past thirty years, as well as offering substantial guidance for further study, this book is the starting-point for all those who wish to have a serious understanding of modern Muslim societies.

The New Cambridge History of Islam is a comprehensive history of Islamic civilization, tracing its development from its beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to its wide and varied presence in the globalised world of today. The six volumes reflect the geographical distribution and the cultural, social and religious diversity of the peoples of the Muslim world. Four volumes cover historical developments and two are devoted to themes that cut across geographical and chronological divisions, ranging from social, political and economic relations to the arts, literature and learning. Each volume's introduction sets the scene for the ensuing chapters and examines relationships with adjacent civilizations. Written by a team combining established authorities and rising scholars in the field, this will be the standard reference for students, scholars and all those with inquiring minds for years to come.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The formation of the Islamic world, sixth to eleventh centuries / edited by Chase Robinson; title: v. 2. The western Islamic world, eleventh to eighteenth centuries / edited by Maribel Fierro; title: v. 3. The eastern Islamic world, eleventh to eighteenth centuries / edited by David Morgan and Anthony Reid; title: v. 4. Islamic cultures and societies to the end of the eighteenth century / edited by Robert Irwin with William Blair; title: v. 5. The Islamic world in the age of Western dominance / edited by Francis Robinson; title: v. 6. Muslims and modernity: culture and society since 1800 / edited by Robert Hefner.