Islam: A Religious, Political, Social and Economic Study
by Hassan Ibrahim Hassan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Beirut: Distributed by Khayats, Beirut; Publication subsidized by the University of Baghdad, 1967. Hardcover. Good+. Stated First Edition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. General soiling to covers. Soiling to fore-edge of text block. Previous owner's name and some paper abrasion on ffep. 23- page bibliography. Index. xvi, 586 pp. 8 x 6 inches. A scholarly and comprehensive introduction to Islam, treating its history, spread, theory and practice, system of government and administration, moral ideals, the rights of the individual, the family and the community, economic structure of the community, daily life, agriculture, industry and trade. The author, Hassan Ibrahim Hassan (1892-1968), was a well-respected historian, author, and professor of Islamic History at the University of Cairo and as Rector of the University of Assiut. He had also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Rabat and lectured at many other universities. He received one of his doctorates from the University of London, where he had worked closely with the noted orientalist Sir Thomas Walker Arnold.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012711
- Title
- Islam: A Religious, Political, Social and Economic Study
- Author
- Hassan Ibrahim Hassan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Distributed by Khayats, Beirut; Publication subsidized by the University of Baghdad
- Place of Publication
- Beirut
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- religion, Islam, Muslim, history,
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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