Islam burst forth from Arabia in the seventh century and spread with astonishing speed and force into the Middle East, Asia and northern Africa and the Mediterranean. While its success as a dominant culture has often been attributed to military strength, astute political organization, and religious factors, this Element focuses on the environmental conditions from which early Islamic societies sprang. In the belt of arid land that stretches from Iran to the Maghreb (Spain and Morocco)-i.e. the territories of early Islam-the adaptation of natural water systems, landforms and plant varieties was required to make the land habitable and productive.
| ISBN: | 9781009483414 |
| Publication date: | 6th March 2025 |
| Author: | D Fairchild Ruggles |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 75 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Elements. Elements in the Global Middle Ages |
| Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages Islam Agriculture and farming |
Islam burst forth from Arabia in the seventh century and spread with astonishing speed and force into the Middle East, Asia and northern Africa and the Mediterranean. While its success as a dominant culture has often been attributed to military strength, astute political organization, and religious factors, this Element focuses on the environmental conditions from which early Islamic societies sprang. In the belt of arid land that stretches from Iran to the Maghreb (Spain and Morocco)-i.e. the territories of early Islam-the adaptation of natural water systems, landforms and plant varieties was required to make the land habitable and productive.
Islamicate Environments features in the following genres: European history: medieval period, middle ages, Islam, Agriculture and farming
Islamicate Environments is available in Hardback, Paperback
Islamicate Environments was written by D Fairchild Ruggles and published by Cambridge University Press
Islamicate Environments has 75 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Elements. Elements in the Global Middle Ages series
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