About this title: "No one writes about Muslim history with greater authority, or intelligence, or literary charm than Professor Bernard Lewis."--Sunday Times (London). The Assassins is a comprehensive, readable, and authoritative account of history's first terrorists. An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1987-04-16
ISBN-13:9780195205503ISBN:0195205502
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Description: Good. 0465004989 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1987-04-16
ISBN-13:9780195205503ISBN:0195205502
Description: Good. Front pages creased. Crease on cover. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. SAVE Money on S and Handling, buy more than one book from us as a time! Items are from a smoke free and air conditioned environment. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2002-11
ISBN-13:9780465004980ISBN:0465004989
Description: New. A great book in new condition. may show slight signs of shelf wear. We provide USPS confirmation tracking and email when we ship. We want your complete satisfaction. read more
Edition: First Softcover Edition/First Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: An Oxford University Press Publication, New York NY
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780195205503ISBN:0195205502
Description: Very Good. Not Issued With A Dustjacket. 166 Numbered Pages. 5 1/2" x 8" Originally published in the US in 1968, the textblock of this studied and backpacked softcover 1987 first edition/first printing is clean, tight, square and carries only scattered helpful underlining and marginalia. The primarily black and gray (front and spine) and white (rear) covers are clean and show only minimal finish rubbing, modest edge and corner bumping, light carry denting, a reading crease along the spine, and ... read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition; First Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, NY
Date Published: 1987
Description: Good. Trade Paperback. Front cover is worn and creased, but whole, else minor wear, very minor soil on the sound binding. Rather messy pen underlining with occasional margin notes in about a third of the book. Brief note on bfep.; The black PAPER COVER is about the weight of posterboard. HISTORY. "THE ASSASSINS is the most comprehensive, readable, and authoritative account of history's first terrorists. An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2002-11-22
ISBN-13:9780465004980ISBN:0465004989
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780465004980. read more
"A few quick facts: When the Prophet died he left no direction for the succession of his leadership. It fell to his oldest son, Abu Bakr -- the first Caliph. Some followers felt that Ali, cousin of the Prophet would be a better leader. They formed the Shi'atu Ali or Party of Ali. This party was referred to simiply as Shi'a and is the origin of the Shi'ite branch of Islam. A strong sect within the Shi'a were the Ismailis who at one time or another ruled in either Egypt, Syria, and Persia. The first half of the book has been a rapid read of the history of Islamic world after the death of the Prophet. One of my first thoughts was that this book or ones like it should have been read and studied before the USA stepped into a 1000 year old feud in Iraq. One of the other reviewers mentioned that the book is tedious. I find it to be a fast moving history."
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