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The Press Syndicate originally commissioned Ira M. Lapidus to write A History of Islamic Societies as a supplement to The Cambridge History of Islam, which was published in 1970 in two volumes. His would be a unique enterprise, a monumental work with the status of a Cambridge History, but by one hand and integrated by one coherent vision. Since its publication in 1988, it has surpassed all expectations. The book has become a classic work of history. This volume brings a revised version of this definitive and best-selling book to a new generation of readers.
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