Originally published in the United Kingdom under as The Court of the Caliphs.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-316) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Revolution -- Mansūr and his legacy -- Hārūn al-Rashīd: the golden prime -- The war between the brothers -- Poetry and power at the early Abbasid Court -- Landscape with palaces -- The Harem -- Ma'mūn to Mutawwakil -- Abbasid Court culture -- High noon in Sāmarrā.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Presents a history of the Abbasid dynasty, the founders of Baghdad, and discusses the politics, military conquests, court life, palace bureacracy, culture, and arts which characterized the era.