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Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World: A Tenth-Century Treatise on Arab-Byzantine Relations

Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World: A Tenth-Century Treatise on Arab-Byzantine Relations - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Maria VaiouSeries:Library of Middle East HistoryPublish date:2019-05-30Pages:376
Language:EnglishPublisher:I. B. Tauris & CompanyISBN-13:9781788313520ISBN-10:1788313526UPC:9781788313520Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Middle East, History & TheoryBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.78 inchesWeight:0.9612Product ID:SCEY84WW13
Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. An innovative treatise from the 10th Century ("Rusul al-Muluk", "Messengers of Kings") is perhaps the most important account of the diplomacy of the period, and it is here translated into English for the first time. "Rusul al-Muluk" draws on examples from the Qur'an and other sources which extend from the period of al-jahiliyya to the time of the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim (218-227/833-842). In the only medieval Arabic work which exists on the conduct of messengers and their qualifications, the author Ibn al-Farr rejects jihadist policies in favor of quiet diplomacy and a pragmatic outlook of constructive realpolitik. "Rusul al-Muluk" is an extraordinarily important and original contribution to our understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History.
Language:EnglishPublisher:I. B. Tauris & CompanyISBN-13:9781788313520ISBN-10:1788313526UPC:9781788313520Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Middle East, History & TheoryBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.78 inchesWeight:0.9612Product ID:SCEY84WW13
Maria Vaiou is Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Byzantine History at Sabanc University, Istanbul. She completed her PhD at the University of Oxford.
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company

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