'On the basis of length and scope, the History is the most comprehensive, and at the same time the most detailed study of Islam so far attempted, and … it is likely to remain so for at least another generation.' Journal of the American Oriental Society
Preface; Introduction; Part IV. The Central Islamic Lands in Recent Times: 1. Modern Turkey; 2. The Arab lands; 3. Modern Persia; 4. Islam in the Soviet Union; 5. Communism in the central Islamic lands; 6. The political impact of the west; 7. Economic and social change; Dynastic lists; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.