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The revolution which toppled the Umayyads : neither Arab nor ʻAbbāsid /
This work re-examines the so-called Abbasid revolution, the ethnic character of whose effective constituency has been contested for over eight decades. It also brings to question the authenticity of the Abbasid dynastic claim.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2003.
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| Series: | Islamic history and civilization ;
v. 50. |
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: ANTICIPATING THIS WORK; NOTE ON CONVENTION; PART ONE: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE 'ABBASID CONNECTION; PART TWO: THE DEMOGRAPHIC BALANCE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY PROVINCE; PART THREE: A COLLECTIVE PROFILE OF THE ORGANIZATION
- A QUANTITATIVE STUDY; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX ONE: PROSOPOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX; APPENDIX TWO: SPECIAL APPENDIX: INDEX OF STATISTICAL TABLES IN AGHA, "AGENTS"; GLOSSARY OF TERMS DEFINED; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.