Table of Contents

• Preface to the Second Edition (page 5)
• Table of Contents (page 7)
• List of Illustrations (page 8)
• Abbreviations (page 9)
• Preface (page 11)
• Acknowledgments (page 13)
• Introduction: The Question of Continuity (page 17)
• Part 1: Administration (page 39)
• • 1. Administrative Theory and Practice (page 41)
  • 2. Taxes (page 113)
  • 3. Administrative Geography (page 139)
• Part II: People (page 179)
• • 4. Aramaeans (page 183)
  • 5. Persians (page 195)
  • 6. Arabs: Natives (page 228)
  • 7. Arabs: Immigrants (page 250)
  • 8. Arabs: Assimilation and Social Change (page 268)
  • 9. Other Ethnic Groups (page 279)
• Part III: Religious Communities (page 289)
• • 10. Magians (page 294)
  • 11. Jews (page 320)
  • 12. Christians (page 346)
  • 13. Pagans and Gnostics (page 398)
  • 14. Muslims: The Formation of the Community (page 445)
  • 15. Muslims: Doctrines of Authority and Rebellion (page 481)
• Conclusion: The Nature of Continuity (page 521)
• Glossary (page 541)
• Resources (page 551)
• Index (page 669)
• Author Index (page 705)