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Today, the Umayyads make a more appealing subject to Western historians than to historians from the Islamic world because this first Islamic dynasty, though proudly Arab and vigorously involved in the spreading of Islam, has been increasingly acknowledged for its continuation of the practices and st...

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Main Author: Rabbat, Nasser O. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: MIT Press, 2020-06-11T13:54:47Z.
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