A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity - Hardcoverby Michael A. Cook (Author) A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muammad to the birth of the modern era This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The body of the book takes readers from the origins of Islam to the eve of the nineteenth century, and an epilogue continues the story to the present day. Michael Cook thus