The Classical Age of Islam

First in the comprehensive, three-volume history of Islamic culture and religion from the award-winning scholar and world historian. “This is a nonpareil work, not only because of its command of its subject but also because it demonstrates how, ideally, history should be written.” — The New Yorker The Venture of Islam has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early 1975. In this three-volume study, illustrated with charts and maps, Marshall G. S. Hodgson traces