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Garth Fowden

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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Maps and Illustrations xi
Abbreviations xv
Preface xxi
1. Musil’s Fairy-Tale Castle 1
2. Luxuries of the Bath 31
3. The Hunt 85
4. “O God, Bless the Amír” 115
5. The Princely Patron 142
6. Maintaining the Dynasty 175
7. The Six Kings 197
8. A Captive Sasanian Princess 227
9. Quṣayr Ἁmra Contextualized 248
10. Umayyad Self-Representation 291
Epilogue 325
Appendix. The Value of Arabic Literary Sources 327
Bibliography 335
Index 375

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Maps and Illustrations xi
Abbreviations xv
Preface xxi
1. Musil’s Fairy-Tale Castle 1
2. Luxuries of the Bath 31
3. The Hunt 85
4. “O God, Bless the Amír” 115
5. The Princely Patron 142
6. Maintaining the Dynasty 175
7. The Six Kings 197
8. A Captive Sasanian Princess 227
9. Quṣayr Ἁmra Contextualized 248
10. Umayyad Self-Representation 291
Epilogue 325
Appendix. The Value of Arabic Literary Sources 327
Bibliography 335
Index 375

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