The Mamluk Sultanate: A History
Carl F. Petry
The Mamluk Sultanate: A History - 358 p., ill.; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Synopsis of events -- Ethos of the 'slave-soldiers' regime -- The Mamluk Sultanate from a global perspective -- Vocational classes : bureaucrats, magistrates, scholastics, clerics -- The political economy; Contexts of innovation -- The cultural legacy; Patronage, audience, genres, historiography -- The rural environment, gender issues, minority communities, Sufi practice.
9781108456999
Mamluks--History--Classes--Political economy--Cultural legacy--1250-1517
Egypt--History--1250-1517
The Mamluk Sultanate: A History - 358 p., ill.; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Synopsis of events -- Ethos of the 'slave-soldiers' regime -- The Mamluk Sultanate from a global perspective -- Vocational classes : bureaucrats, magistrates, scholastics, clerics -- The political economy; Contexts of innovation -- The cultural legacy; Patronage, audience, genres, historiography -- The rural environment, gender issues, minority communities, Sufi practice.
9781108456999
Mamluks--History--Classes--Political economy--Cultural legacy--1250-1517
Egypt--History--1250-1517