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Marozzi is an outstanding guide to the urban centres he expounds on, partly because of his deep understanding and love for the peoples and places he writes about. . . . The succession of delightful pen portraits of rulers, as well as writers, artists and scholars, makes for a riveting read. This is a fine book that helps recentre our understanding of the past by focusing on cities about which little is known in Europe, in spite of their enduring importance and the role they have played in history. It is a compelling and personal account by an author who knows, cares and has thought deeply about his subject matter. It is a new Hudud al-Alam, the famous 10th-century Persian geography book, for the 21st century – informing, revealing and delighting in some of the parts of the world that everyone should know about. ― The Sunday Times
This impressively clever, careful, and often beautiful book is the best sort of journey. . . Our guide is never predictable, continually fascinating, and his elegant writing makes for a very comfortable ride. — Jason Burke ― The Spectator
Islamic Empires is a seemingly boundless trove of intellectual, architectural, and actual treasures … Marozzi writes colourful, narrative history of the finest kind: pacey, crimson, and with all the references left until the end. ― Geographical Magazine
Deeply engaging and fascinating — Noel Malcolm ― The Sunday Telegraph
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