Product Description: Civilizations Past and Present , written by specialists in Islamic, African, Asian, Ancient, and East European history— offers a clear and accessible analysis of diverse trends shaping world history.   Civilizations Past and Present, now in its Twelfth Edition, is a survey text well known in the marketplace for its readability, offering a strong narrative exploration of world history that examines details at levels appropriate for both students and instructors...read more

Examines the history, tenets, and practices of Islam from its origins to the present day, and discusses the modern relationship between religion and politics.

introduces the early history of Islam, from the life of the Prophet Muhammad to the collapse of the Islamic Empire in the early 10th century.

Product Description: Lavishly illustrated with some thirty color photographs and sprinkled with boxed features that focus on fascinating issues, these four volumes offer a marvelous tour of Eastern religions. Covering Islam, Buddhism, Shinto, and Confucianism, the set illuminates the history of each religion, its practices and holy texts, and its sacred places and important figures...read more

Packed with piercing insight and revealing illustrations, this colorful, accessible introductory guide to Islam offers readers a clear window into the heart of this growing religious tradition, its rituals, beliefs, practices, and more.

An overview of Islam chronicles the religion's impact historically and in the modern world discussing its origins, basic beliefs, structure, places of worship, and rites of passage.

Product Description: A portrait of the Samarran Turk community while in the employ of the 'Abbasid caliphate during the ninth centuries. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: With a growing awareness of the presence of Islamic societies around the world and the varying Islamic religious bodies that play such a key role, Islam has emerged in the forefront of today's religious discussions. "Islam, Fourth Edition" dispels many of the myths and mysteries surrounding this major world religion, providing readers with an up-to-date understanding of the relationship between religion and politics in today's society...read more

Product Description: This text examines the many social, cultural and intellectual aspects of the French dimensions of Arab history, and vice versa, over the last two centuries. It is dedicated to the memory of David C. Gordon, a pioneer and leader in this field. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A biography of the military leader who became president of Syria in 1970