Eger, A. Asa, editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2019-06-282019-06-282019https://hdl.handle.net/10217/195600Includes bibliographical references and index.Different areas of the Islamic polity previously understood as "minor frontiers" were in fact of substantial importance to ancient state formation. Exploring different concepts of "border" in areas whose importance previously went unrecognized, including Maghreb, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Nubia, and the Caucasus through archaeological and documentary evidence.--Provided by publisher.The archaeology of medieval Islamic frontiers: an introduction / Asa Eger -- The western frontiers: the Maghrib and Mediterranean Sea -- Ibadi boundaries and defense in the Jabal Nafūsah (Libya) / Anthony J. Lauricella -- Guarding a well-ordered space on a Mediterranean island / Renata Holod and Tarek Kahlaoui -- Conceptualizing the Islamic-Byzantine maritime frontier / Ian Randall -- The southern frontiers: Egypt and Nubia -- Monetization across the Nubian border: a hypothetical model / Giovanni R. Ruffini -- The land of Tari' and some new thoughts on its location / Jana Eger -- The Eastern frontiers: the Caucasus and Central Asia -- Overlapping social and political boundaries: borders of the Sasanian Empire and the Muslim Caliphate in the Caucasus / Karim Alizadeh -- Buddhism on the shores of the Black Sea: the North Caucasus frontier between the Muslims, Byzantines, and the Khazars / Tasha Vorderstrasse -- Making worlds at the edge of everywhere: politics of place in late medieval Armenia / Kathryn J. Franklin.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Islamic Empire -- AntiquitiesIslamic Empire -- BoundariesBorderlands -- Islamic EmpireTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.