• Required:

• Nicolle, D. 2003. Historical Atlas of the Islamic World. Checkmark Books

• Hodges R. and D. Whitehouse. 1983. Mohammed, Charlemagne and the Origins of Europe. Ithica: Cornell University Press

• Moreland, J. 2001. Archaeology and Text. London: Duckworth

• Abu-Lughod, J. L. 1989. Before European Hegemony: The world system A.D. 1250-1350. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

• Recommended:

• Kennedy, H. 2004. The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates : The Islamic Near East from the 6th to the 11th Century. 2nd ed. London: Longman

• Whitcomb, D. ed. 2003. Changing Social Identity with the Spread of Islam: Archaeological Perspectives. Chicago: Oriental Institute

• Insoll, T. 1999. The Archaeology of Islam. Oxford: Blackwell

All of these books will be available on reserve both in the Rock and at the Joukowsky Institute Library (3rd floor of 70 Waterman).

The following are important resources that you may want to consult throughout the semester:

• The Encyclopedia of Islam 2nd ed. (there is an online version available via the library’s electronic resources)

• The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute at The University of Chicago

• Kennedy, Hugh. ed. 2002. An Historical Atlas of Islam. Leiden: Brill

(Available in the Rock reference room. Also comes with a CDrom that is an excellent way to explore the maps.)

All other required readings will be available through e-reserve or on the course’s Wiki. Some will additionally be available on-line and through the library e-resources.