01280     2200205   4500001002100000005001500021008004100036020001800077035001900095041000800114082002000122084002600142100003000168245004100198260003800239300002900277520069800306650004101004650002901045INLIS00000000000432920200508202654200508|||||||||   |   |||   |||| ||eng||  a0-19-517594-8  0010-0520004329  aeng0 a909.097 671 003  a909.097 671 003/ESP/T0 aEditor : John L. Esposito00aThe Islamic World ; Past and Present  aNew YorkbThomson Wadsworthc2004  ax; 208 hal; 28 cmc28 cm  aThis set (which could have been one volume instead of three separate volumes) has lots of information pertaining to Islam and related topics. It is a quick reference source with maps, black-and-white and color plate illustrations and charts. Along with articles on various Islamic organizations, nations, biographies, customs, history, religion, and many other Islamic topics are sidebars that have quick definitions and some longer definitions or descriptions. There are also notes in the sidebars referring the reader to another place in the set for information. There are cross references, see-also references, and at the end of each volume there is a glossary of terms, places, and people. 0a1. Islamic Countries - Encyclopedias 0a2. Islam - Encyclopedias