Ira M. Lapidus | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | 9 June 1937
Occupation | Professor Emeritus of History, Author |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Subject | Middle Eastern and Islamic History |
Notable works | A History of Islamic Societies |
Spouse | Brenda Webster |
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Ira M. Lapidus is an Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History at The University of California at Berkeley.[1] He is the author of A History of Islamic Societies, and Contemporary Islamic Movements in Historical Perspective, among other works.