The Islamic world : a history in objects /

This illustrated introduction to the history of the Islamic world offers a fresh approach to the subject. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, it sheds light on Islamic culture from West Africa to Southeast Asia through art and artefacts, people and places, from its...

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Main Authors:	Akbarnia, Ladan (Author), Porter, Venetia (Author), Suleman, Fahmida (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Thames & Hudson : The British Museum, 2018.
Subjects:	Islamic civilization > History. Islamic antiquities. Middle East. HISTORY / Asia / General. Islamic civilization. History. British Museum Islamische Kunst Materialitt̃ Sachkultur Sammlung Islamische Staaten 15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other.

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