Sea of the Caliphs

Sea of the Caliphs
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 411
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ISBN-10 : 9780674660465
ISBN-13 : 0674660463
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Book Synopsis Sea of the Caliphs by : Christophe Picard

Download or read book Sea of the Caliphs written by Christophe Picard and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-21 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christophe Picard recounts the adventures of Muslim sailors who competed with Greek and Latin seamen for control of the 7th-century Mediterranean. By the time Christian powers took over trade routes in the 13th century, a Muslim identity that operated within, and in opposition to, Europe had been shaped by encounters across the sea of the caliphs.


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