Description: Nomads in the Middle East, Hardcover by Manz, Beatrice Forbes, ISBN 0521816297, ISBN-13 9780521816298, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "A history of pastoral nomads in the Islamic Middle East from the rise of Islam, through the middle periods when Mongols and Turks ruled most of the region, to the decline of nomadism in the twentieth century. Offering a vivid insight into the impact of nomads on the politics, culture, and ideology of the region, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines and challenges existing perceptions of these nomads, including the popular cyclical model of nomadsettled interaction developed by Ibn Khaldun. Looking at both the Arab Bedouin and the nomads from the Eurasian steppe, Manz demonstrates the significance of Bedouin and Turco-Mongolian contributions to cultural production and political ideology in the Middle East, and shows the central role played by pastoral nomads inwar, trade, and state-building throughout history. Nomads provided horses and soldiers for war, the livestock and guidance which made long-distance trade possible, and animal products to provision the region's growing cities"--
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Book Title: Nomads in the Middle East
Number of Pages: 250 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Nomads in the Middle East
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Asia / General, Middle East / General
Features: New Edition
Type: Textbook
Author: Beatrice Forbes Manz
Subject Area: History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Series: Themes in Islamic History Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
