State and Rural Society in Medieval Islam

Sultans, Muqta's and Fallahun
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-90-04-10649-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 17, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 757 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

This book deals with the evolution of Islamic state and society from the 10th to the 14th centuries, focusing on the history of the Arab society under the 'iqṭđ' (allocated tax revenue) system. The book offers a well documented study of the system with its use of hitherto unpublished Arabic manuscripts.
The introductory chapter deals with the historical origins of the 'iqṭđ' system, while chapters that follow discuss the history of the system in Iraq, Syria and Egypt, including systematic studies on the rural life and peasantry in Egypt.
'State and Rural Society in Medieval Islam' is the first thorough, book-length study to show how this system may explain various historical phenomena in medieval Islam. The 'iqṭđ' system now can be seen as a system with a comprehensive life of its own.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sato, Tsugitaka

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Agrarsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Tsugitaka Sato, Litt.D. in History, the University of Tokyo (1942-2011), was Professor of History at the University of Tokyo. He published extensively on social and economic history in medieval Islam including Islamic Urbanism in Human History: Political Power and Social Networks (Kegan Paul International Ltd., 1996).