State and Government in Medieval Islam

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

It was as a student at the School that my interest in Islamic political theory was
aroused by Sir Hamilton Gibb, who then held the chair of Arabic in the University
of London. Like all great teachers, he gave his students wings and enabled them
to soar. Those who, like me, attended Sir Hamilton's lectures on Islamic political
ideas will, no doubt, recognise the source from which this volume draws its
inspiration. Later, when I joined the staff of the School, I had the privilege of
lecturing on ...