{"product_id":"the-venture-of-islam-volume-1-the-classical-age-of-islam","title":"The Venture of Islam  Volume 1: The Classical Age of Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Venture of Islam has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early 1975. In this three-volume study  illustrated with charts and maps  Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic civilization from before the birth of Muhammad to the middle of the twentieth century. This work grew out of the famous course on Islamic civilization that Hodgson created and taught for many years at the University of Chicago.  \"This is a nonpareil work  not only because of its command of its subject but also because it demonstrates how  ideally  history should be written.\"The New Yorker  Volume 1  The Classical Age of Islam  analyzes the world before Islam  Muhammads challenge  and the early Muslim state between 625 and 692. Hodgson then discusses the classical civilization of the High Caliphate. The volume also contains a general introduction to the complete work and a foreword by Reuben Smith  who  as Hodgsons colleague and friend  finished the Venture of Islam after the authors death and saw it through to publication.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983745577013,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226346838","price":36.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226346830.jpg?v=1770808876","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-venture-of-islam-volume-1-the-classical-age-of-islam","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}