Sardar, Ziauddin, <br/><br/>
Mecca :  the sacred city / 
Ziauddin Sardar. 
 - First U.S. edition. 
 - xxxviii, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (chiefly color), map ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-391) and index. 
<br/><br/>The lure of Mecca -- The Valley of Weeping -- "I love thee more than the entire world" -- Rebellion at God's earthly throne -- Sharifs, sultans, and sectarians -- Love and fratricide in the Holy City -- The caravans of precious gifts -- The Wahhabi threat -- Camels, Indians, and feudal queens -- Western visitors, Arab garb -- Mecca under the Saudis -- The reconfigured utopia. 
<br/><br/> "Sardar unravels the meaning and significance of Mecca. Tracing its history from its origins as a barren valley in the desert to its evolution as a trading town and sudden emergence as the religious center of a world empire, Sardar examines the religious struggles and rebellions in Mecca that have significantly shaped Muslim culture ... [in a] blend of history, reportage, and memoir"--Amazon.com. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781620402665 (hardcover) : 1620402661 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB474586  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca.<br/>Islam--History.--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mecca (Saudi Arabia)<br/>Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS248.M4  / S31 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297.352 953.8