Books by P. M. Holt

The Cambridge History of Islam is a comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history that covers the central Islamic lands from 1918 to the 1960s. This is a welcome work for reference and reading, for the general reader, students and specialist alike.

First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization yet to appear in English. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful for both reference and reading, for the general reader, student and specialist alike.