A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity Jorge Luis Borges and along the foothills of

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***THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY 'EMPIRE STATE OF MIND'***

A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity Jorge Luis Borges and along the foothills ofThis book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The body of the book takes readers from the origins of Islam to the eve of the nineteenth century, and an epilogue continues the story to the present day. Michael Cook thus provides a broad history of a civilization remarkable for both its unity and diversity. After setting the scene in the Middle East of late