What Life Was Like in the Lands of the Prophet: Islamic World, AD 570-1405

What Life Was Like

by Time-Life Books

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, Islam, Middle East

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Diocletian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I made a major mistake before I started reading this. For whatever reason, I thought it was just about life in the Arab world of the time. So naturally, when it started talking about central Asia, I was pretty surprised. Now, for what the book actually does cover. The majority of it focuses on the Arab world and Persia. It gives a short and sparsely detailed history of important characters and events, and then describes some of the culture and common lives of the people of the day. Besides just serving as an introduction to the topic, it isn't anything exceptional. The book itself looks very nice, and is nicely organized and has lots of pertinent illustrations and pictures. Overall, the book serves as a decent glance at life in the Islamic world for a millennium following its creation. But if you are looking for anything in depth, this is not the book that you should be reading.

[P.S. Winn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting look back in time to the land where fighting for your beliefs has become something that never ends. Look back and see what this holy land looked like many, many years ago.

[Ingrid · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! At first glance it looks like a children's school book. Lucky I didn't underestimate it! I learned a lot, and the way it tells the history never gets dense nor too academic, in fact I felt like I was reading a great story or adventure, when it was finished I wanted to know more!