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082	0	0	_aBP59
100	1		_aLapidus, Ira M.
245	1	2	_aA history of Islamic societies / _cIra M. Lapidus
250			_a2nd ed
264			_aUNITED KINGDOM _bCAMBRIDGED UNIVERSITY PRESS _c2010
300			_axxx, 970 pages : _billustrations, maps ;
520			_aThe first part covers the formative era of Islamic civilization. The second traces the diffusion of worldwide Islamic societies, while the third explores their reaction to European imperialism, and emergence as independent states. The concluding chapters consider Islam's recent history, the formation of Islamic revival movements and global Islamic identities
650		0	_aIslam
650		2	_aIslam
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