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Chase F. Robinson is an American historian of the premodern Middle East whose research centers on early Islam, Islamic historiography, and the societies formed after the Muslim conquests. He has taught at Oxford and the CUNY Graduate Center, where he served as president from 2013 to 2018. His books address Islamic historical writing, cities, political elites, and the development of Islamic civilization, making his work relevant to students and researchers of Islamic history.
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What period does Chase F. Robinson study?
Chase F. Robinson is a historian of the premodern Middle East whose research centers on early Islam and Islamic historiography. His work covers the societies formed after the Muslim conquests.
What was Chase Robinson's role at the CUNY Graduate Center?
Robinson served as president of the CUNY Graduate Center from 2013 to 2018. He had previously served as its provost from 2008 to 2013.
What is The New Cambridge History of Islam associated with Chase Robinson?
Robinson edited the first volume of The New Cambridge History of Islam, published in 2010. The volume covers the formation of the Islamic world and the early historical societies that followed the Arab conquests.
Why is Islamic historiography important in Chase Robinson's work?
Islamic historiography asks how early Muslim historians recorded, organized, and interpreted the past. Robinson combines those textual traditions with social and political history to study early Islam rather than treating chronicles as simple neutral records.
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