This volume reprints nineteen articles that deal with the formation
of the first Islamic state under the 'rightly-guided' and Umayyad
caliphs (632-750 CE). The articles (five of which originally
appeared in languages other than English and are translated here)
trace the crystallization of key institutions of the growing empire
and treat such fundamental issues as taxation, military
institutions, administrative organization and practices, the barid
or official courier and intelligence service, succession, the
ruling elites and their income, and questions of legitimation. The
volume includes an introduction by the editor that offers an
overview of the processes involved and helps place each article in
its proper context. It also offers an extensive bibliography of
further works relevant to the theme of the volume.
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