The Archaeology of Medieval Islamic Frontiers: From the Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea

by A. Asa Eger

The Archaeology of Medieval Islamic Frontiers demonstrates that different areas of the Islamic polity previously understood as "minor frontiers" were, in fact, of substantial importance to state formation. Contributors explore different conceptualizations of "border," the importance of which previously went unrecognized, examining frontiers in regions including the Magreb, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Nubia, and the Caucasus through a combination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160732878X
• ISBN13: 9781607328780
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up