Examines the history of the Islamic empire.

A History of the Islamic World, 600–1800 supplies a fresh and unique survey of the formation of the Islamic world and the key developments that characterize t

Details the growth of the Islamic community and its rise to a position of global power, profiling the leaders of Muslim dynasties, the expansion of their territ

The Islamic World is an outstanding guide to Islamic faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished internationa

Sicker examines the thousand-year ascendancy of Islam from the Arab conquests to the zenith of Ottoman expansionism under Suleiman the Magnificent. He provides