The Mamluk Sultanate from the Perspective of Regional and World History

Economic, Social and Cultural Development in an Era of Increasing International Interaction and Competition

Contributions by Stephan Conermann Contributions by Yehoshua Frenkel Contributions by Albrecht Fuess Contributions by Jo Van Steenbergen Contributions by Robert Irwin Contributions by Nimrod Luz Contributions by Koby Yosef Contributions by Georg Christ Contributions by Bethany Joelle Walker Contributions by Amar Baadj Contributions by Nikolas Jaspert Contributions by Marie Favereau Contributions by Michal Biran Contributions by Cihan Yüksel Muslu Contributions by Reuven Amitai Contributions by John Meloy Contributions by Annick Regourd Contributions by Fiona Handley Edited by Reuven Amitai Edited by Stephan Conermann

Book cover: The Mamluk Sultanate from the Perspective of Regional and World History

Extent: 535 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Medieval Studies

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(June 2019)

ISBN: 9783847104117

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $113.00

In stock

The Mamluk Sultanate represents an extremely interesting case study to examine social, economic and cultural developments in the transition into the rapidly changing modern world. On the own hand, it is the heir of a political and military tradition that goes back hundreds of years, and brought this to a high pitch that enabled astounding victories over serious external threats. On the other hand it was increasingly confronted with “modern” problems that would necessitate fundament changes in its structure and content.


The Mamluk Sultanate represents an extremely interesting case study to examine social, economic and cultural developments in the transition into the rapidly changing modern world. On the one hand, it is the heir of a political and military tradition that goes back hundreds of years, and brought this to a high pitch that enabled astounding victories over serious external threats. On the other hand, as time went on, it was increasingly confronted with “modern” problems that would necessitate fundamental changes in its structure and content. The Mamluk period was one of great religious and social change, and in many ways the modern demographic map was established at this time. This volume will show that the situation of the Mamluk Sultanate, was far from that of decadence, and until the end it was a vibrant society (although not without tensions and increasing problems) that did its best to adapt and compete in a rapidly changing world.

  • Contributions by Stephan Conermann
  • Contributions by Yehoshua Frenkel
  • Contributions by Albrecht Fuess
  • Contributions by Jo Van Steenbergen
  • Contributions by Robert Irwin
  • Contributions by Nimrod Luz
  • Contributions by Koby Yosef
  • Contributions by Georg Christ
  • Contributions by Bethany Joelle Walker
  • Contributions by Amar Baadj
  • Contributions by Nikolas Jaspert
  • Contributions by Marie Favereau
  • Contributions by Michal Biran
  • Contributions by Cihan Yüksel Muslu
  • Contributions by Reuven Amitai
  • Contributions by John Meloy
  • Contributions by Annick Regourd
  • Contributions by Fiona Handley
  • Edited by Reuven Amitai
  • Edited by Stephan Conermann