Book contents
- The Cambridge World HistoryVOLUME VI
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part One Global matrices
- Part Two Macro-regions
- Part Three Large-scale political formations
- 11 The Iberian empires, 1400 to 1800
- 12 Imperial competition in Eurasia: Russia and China
- 13 The Islamic empires of the early modern world
- Part Four Crossroads regions
- Part Five Overview
- Index
- References
13 - The Islamic empires of the early modern world
from Part Three - Large-scale political formations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2015
Book contents
- The Cambridge World HistoryVOLUME VI
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part One Global matrices
- Part Two Macro-regions
- Part Three Large-scale political formations
- 11 The Iberian empires, 1400 to 1800
- 12 Imperial competition in Eurasia: Russia and China
- 13 The Islamic empires of the early modern world
- Part Four Crossroads regions
- Part Five Overview
- Index
- References
Summary
One of most compelling arguments in favor of Islamic empires as a category is that the early modern centuries as a whole are very much defined by the process of imperial expansion. The early modern period should be considered an Age of Empires in a truly global sense, as political life across both the Old and New Worlds was redefined by the emergence of a dynamic and interactive system of competing trans-regional states. The specter of "Oriental Despotism" lurked behind virtually in political, social and economic histories of early modern Islamic empires. Iran expanded its relations with foreign powers in a relentless search for more reliable and affordable sources of weapons and expertise. Gunpowder provides a clear illustration of ways in which Islamic empires are engaged with, and were in turn influenced by in turn influenced by global economy of the early modern period.
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- The Cambridge World History , pp. 323 - 344Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015
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