The origins of the Islamic state - al-Baladhuri, Ahmad ibn Yahya, d. 892.; Hitti, Philip Khuri, 1886- (Beirut : Khayats, 1966)
Reprint of v. 1 of the 2-vol. translation first published 1916-24, which was issued also as thesis, Columbia University.
Bibliographical footnotes.
Keywords: Islamic Empire -- History