What would be some detailed resources for the Political Structure of Early Islamic Governments. As early as the First Caliphate to the end of Granada in Iberia. Books are appreciated, but so would web links. Thank you all for your help.
Organisation of the Government, from the Caliph down to local leaders. How different leaders were selected and so forth.What do you mean by political structure?
Organisation of the Government, from the Caliph down to local leaders. How different leaders were selected and so forth.
English please.
Awesome thank you very much.The Early Abbasid Caliphate:A political history, by Hugh Kennedy, is good and in English.
Most of the books on this would be primary sources or found in actual sale only in Arabic. However, I would suggest you check out alkitab or other Arabic bookstores that cater to English speaking audiences in the U.S. I know that on these sites you can purchase ahadith in bilingual Arabic and English, in it you can find examples of how Muhammad ruled and I am sure they have more and more books relating to the Rashidun and Ridda wars in English. However, much of these books are again only found in Arabic.
Then of course there are the various orientalist books, however most of these I believe are in German or French. The orientalist writings, despite old and very skewed, are often better than some modern works from the West. However I wouldn't necessarily advocate for these books outside of references, and I know there is not an orientalist book solely pertaining to governmental systems. These are still inferior to the primary sources in Arabic as these orientalist's books were mainly commentaries.