Loyalty and Leadership in an Early Islamic Society

This classic study of 10th and 11th century society in Buyid Iran is published here for the first time in a paperback edition, revised with new material. Historian Roy Mottahedeh explains how Islamic society was able to function during the Middle Ages in a stable manner even without political institutions such as existed in the West.

Acest studiu clasic al societatii din secolele X si XI din Buyid Iran este publicat aici pentru prima data intr-o editie brosata, revizuita cu material nou. Istoricul Roy Mottahedeh explica modul in care societatea islamica a reusit sa functioneze in timpul Evului Mediu intr-o maniera stabila chiar si fara institutii politice precum cele existente in Occident.