The New Cambridge History of Islam explained

The New Cambridge History of Islam is a six volume history of Islam published by Cambridge University Press in 2010.^[1] The general editor is Michael Cook.

The history replaced the original Cambridge History of Islam which was published in 1970.^[2] As well as being greatly expanded from the earlier history, which was of two volumes, the new history introduces more thematic sections and covers wider ground by, for instance, a detailed examination of Sufism. It also cautiously questions the narrative of the history of Islam believed by Muslims which it finds lacks reliable textual evidence for the earliest period.^[3]

Volumes

• Volume 1, The Formation of the Islamic World, Sixth to Eleventh Centuries. Edited by Chase F. Robinson, 2010.
• Volume 2, The Western Islamic World, Eleventh to Eighteenth Centuries. Edited by Maribel Fierro, 2010.
• Volume 3, The Eastern Islamic World, Eleventh to Eighteenth Centuries. Edited by David O. Morgan, Anthony Reid, 2010.
• Volume 4, Islamic Cultures and Societies to the End of the Eighteenth Century. Edited by Robert Irwin. 2010.
• Volume 5, The Islamic World in the Age of Western Dominance. Edited by Francis Robinson, 2010.
• Volume 6, Muslims and Modernity: Culture and Society since 1800.Edited by Robert W. Hefner, 2010.

Notes and References

1. https://www.cambridge.org/core/series/new-cambridge-history-of-islam/FBDBA408B3E4AE595B06E4703BC7085E The New Cambridge History of Islam.
2. http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-236-3935.htm Monumental "New Cambridge History of Islam" Hailed as a Milestone in Islamic Studies.
3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8298892/The-New-Cambridge-History-of-Islam-Ed-by-Michael-Cook-et-al-review.html The New Cambridge History of Islam Ed by Michael Cook et al: review.