Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages by Ira M. Lapidus (9780521277624)

Description - Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages by Ira M. Lapidus

First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Primarily a study of the main cities of the Mamluk state of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries AD, Professor Lapidus' book serves to provide a framework for understanding the long evolution of Muslim political and social institutions and urban societies. The relationships between military rulers, the bourgeoisie and the common people are presented in a study of wide relevance to social history.

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