{"product_id":"the-sword-of-ambition-bureaucratic-rivalry-in-medieval-egypt-9781479824786","title":"The Sword of Ambition: Bureaucratic Rivalry in Medieval Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatronage, power, and competition in the Sultan's court\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sword of Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e opens a new window onto interreligious rivalry among elites in medieval Egypt. Written by the unemployed bureaucrat 'Uthman ibn Ibrahim al-Nabulusi, it contains a wealth of little-known historical anecdotes, unusual religious opinions, obscure and witty poetry, and humorous cultural satire. Leaving no rhetorical stone unturned, al-Nabulusi pours his deep knowledge of history, law, and literature into the work-addressed to the Ayyubid sultan-as he argues against the employment of Coptic and Jewish officials. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten at a time when much of the inter-communal animosity of the era was conditioned by fierce competition for scarce resources that were increasingly controlled by an ideologically committed Sunni Muslim state, \u003ci\u003eThe Sword of Ambition \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us that \"religious\" conflict must always be considered in its broader historical perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479824786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"\u0026#703;uthm\u0026#257;n Al-N\u0026#257;bulus\u0026#299;","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124438335669,"sku":"9781479824786","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bad8f0b7-3279-462b-a9ba-2320adcf21fe.jpg?v=1694552182","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sword-of-ambition-bureaucratic-rivalry-in-medieval-egypt-9781479824786","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}