Nomads in the Middle East: (Themes in Islamic History New edition)
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Nomads in the Middle East: (Themes in Islamic History New edition)

Nomads in the Middle East: (Themes in Islamic History New edition)

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Beatrice Forbes Manz (Author)  

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A history of pastoral nomads in the Islamic Middle East from the rise of Islam, through the middle periods when Mongols and Turks ruled most of the region, to the decline of nomadism in the twentieth century. Offering a vivid insight into the impact of nomads on the politics, culture, and ideology of the region, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines and challenges existing perceptions of these nomads, including the popular cyclical model of nomad-settled interaction developed by Ibn Khaldun. Looking at both the Arab Bedouin and the nomads from the Eurasian steppe, Manz demonstrates the significance of Bedouin and Turco-Mongolian contributions to cultural production and political ideology in the Middle East, and shows the central role played by pastoral nomads in war, trade, and state-building throughout history. Nomads provided horses and soldiers for war, the livestock and guidance which made long-distance trade possible, and animal products to provision the region's growing cities. Worked examples or Exercises
Beatrice Forbes Manz is Professor of History at Tufts University where she teaches the history of the Middle East and Inner Asia, with a particular interest in pastoral nomads. She is the author of The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane and Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2007) which was awarded the Houshang Pourshariati Book Award in Iranian Studies, and the best-seller The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane (Cambridge University Press, 1989). She is also the author of numerous articles and chapters in collected words on the history of the Timurids, the Mongol Empire and nomad societies, including in The New Cambridge History of Islam, The Cambridge History of Inner Asia and The Cambridge History of War.
  • Contributor: Beatrice Forbes Manz
  • Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780521816298
  • Number of Pages: 294
  • Packaged Dimensions: 155x234x20mm
  • Packaged Weight: 540
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Release Date: 2021-12-02
  • Series: Themes in Islamic History
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Beatrice Forbes Manz is Professor of History at Tufts University where she teaches the history of the Middle East and Inner Asia, with a particular interest in pastoral nomads. She is the author of The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane and Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2007) which was awarded the Houshang Pourshariati Book Award in Iranian Studies, and the best-seller The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane (Cambridge University Press, 1989). She is also the author of numerous articles and chapters in collected words on the history of the Timurids, the Mongol Empire and nomad societies, including in The New Cambridge History of Islam, The Cambridge History of Inner Asia and The Cambridge History of War.

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