When Baghdad ruled the Muslim world : the rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty /
Rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty
Hugh Kennedy.
- 1st De Capo Press ed.
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2005.
- xxv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., geneal. table, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-316) and index.
Revolution -- Mansùr and his legacy -- Hàrùn al-Rashìd: the golden prime -- The war between the brothers -- Poetry and power at the early Abbasid Court -- Landscape with palaces -- The Harem -- Ma'mùn to Mutawwakil -- Abbasid Court culture -- High noon in Sàmarrà.