Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 the Near and Middle East, History of Islamic States, Wirtschaftsgeschichte Des Vorderen Orients in Islamischer

Review 'Au total, le present volume redige par des maitres bien connus, rendra surtout service aux etudiants; les chercheurs non specialises qui desirent avoir une information rapide sur des regions encore peu etudiees, liront egalement avec profit ce -manuel- qui est a la fois simple et marque par l'erudition. M. Arkoun, Arabica, vol. 27. ' helps to fill some of the more glaring gaps in the available literature on the subject, and because of the general excellence of the individual articles it contains...unquestionably gives us much that is of real and enduring value...' Fred M. Donner, Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1979. '...a valuable contribution to several issues relating to the economic development of countries ranging from Persia up to Muslim Spain.' Vojtech Kop an, Asian and African Studies, 1980. 'Sur tous ces sujets l'ouvrage sera desormais un outil essentiel, souvent unique, de reference.' Claude Cahen, Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 23."'"Au total, le present volume redige par des maitres bien connus, rendra surtout service aux etudiants; les chercheurs non specialises qui desirent avoir une information rapide sur des regions encore peu etudiees, liront egalement avec profit ce -manuel- qui est a la fois simple et marque par l'erudition." M. Arkoun, "Arabica," vol. 27. '" helps to fill some of the more glaring gaps in the available literature on the subject, and because of the general excellence of the individual articles it contains...unquestionably gives us much that is of real and enduring value..."' Fred M. Donner, "Bibliotheca Orientalis," 1979. '."..a valuable contribution to several issues relating to the economic development of countries ranging from Persia up to Muslim Spain."' Vojtech Kop an, "Asian and African Studies," 1980. '"Sur tous ces sujets l'ouvrage sera desormais un outil essentiel, souvent unique, de reference."' Claude Cahen, "Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient," vol. 23."'"Au total, le prisent volume ridigi par des mantres bien connus, rendra surtout service aux itudiants; les chercheurs non spicialisis qui disirent avoir une information rapide sur des rigions encore peu itudiies, liront igalement avec profit ce +manuel; qui est la fois simple et marqui par l'irudition.'M. Arkoun, "Arabica, vol. 27.'"helps to fill some of the more glaring gaps in the available literature on the subject, and because of the general excellence of the individual articles it contains...unquestionably gives us much that is of real and enduring value...'Fred M. Donner, "Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1979.'..".a valuable contribution to several issues relating to the economic development of countries ranging from Persia up to Muslim Spain.'Vojtech Kop?an, "Asian and African Studies, 1980.'"Sur tous ces sujets l'ouvrage sera disormais un outil essentiel, souvent unique, de rifirence.'Claude Cahen, "Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 23. Language Notes Text: German, English, French