[Kennedy] traces the history of this important, much-misunderstood concept from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in AD 632 to the present ... [The Caliphate] wears its profound erudition lightly
Jason Burke, Literary Review
An engaging portrait of a fascinating, multifaceted history
Times Literary Supplement
[An] engrossing and entertaining introduction ... Kennedy clearly shows the continuing power of this idea to incite controversy
Publishers Weekly
[Kennedy] traces the history of this important, much-misunderstood concept from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in AD 632 to the present ... [The Caliphate] wears its profound erudition lightly
Jason Burke, Literary Review
An engaging portrait of a fascinating, multifaceted history
Times Literary Supplement
[An] engrossing and entertaining introduction ... Kennedy clearly shows the continuing power of this idea to incite controversy
Publishers Weekly
[Kennedy] traces the history of this important, much-misunderstood concept from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in AD 632 to the present ... [The Caliphate] wears its profound erudition lightly
Jason Burke, Literary Review
An engaging portrait of a fascinating, multifaceted history
Times Literary Supplement
[An] engrossing and entertaining introduction ... Kennedy clearly shows the continuing power of this idea to incite controversy