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Empires of Islam in Renaissance historical thought /
Drawing on political oratory, diplomatic correspondence, crusade propaganda, and historical treatises, Meserve shows how research into the origins of Islamic empires sprang from--and contributed to--contemporary debates over the threat of Islamic expansion in the Mediterranean. This groundbreaking b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Harvard historical studies ;
v. 158. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Drawing on political oratory, diplomatic correspondence, crusade propaganda, and historical treatises, Meserve shows how research into the origins of Islamic empires sprang from--and contributed to--contemporary debates over the threat of Islamic expansion in the Mediterranean. This groundbreaking book offers new insights into Renaissance humanist scholarship and long-standing European debates over the relationship between Christianity and Islam. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-341) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674040953 0674040953 |