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