Introduction Greater Syria in the Seventh Century: Context and Background, John Haldon; Chapter 1 Coinage and the Economy of Syria-Palestine in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries CE, Alan Walmsley; Chapter 2 Christian Communities in Early Islamic Syria and Northern Jazira: the Dynamics of Adaptation, R. Stephen Humphreys; Chapter 3 Administering the Early Islamic Empire: Insights from the Papyri, Arietta Papaconstantinou; Chapter 4 Mu‘?w?ya’s State, Clive Foss; Chapter 5 First Century Islamic Currency: Mastering the Message from the Money, Gene W. Heck; Chapter 6 ‘Abd al-Malik’s Monetary Reform in Copper and the Failure of Centralization, Lutz Ilisch; Chapter 7 Early Islamic Urbanism and Building Activity in Jerusalem and at Hammath Gader, Jodi Magness; Chapter 8 Late Antique Legacies and Muslim Economic Expansion, Jairus Banaji; Chapter 9 Syrian Elites from Byzantium to Islam: Survival or Extinction?, Hugh Kennedy;

'The volume has succeeded admirably in joining together a selection of some of the most active scholars in this discipline, a feature which makes this single volume a useful treasury of critical scholarship for all students of the Early Islamic period ... the fact that it contains such a wealth of critical observation and an introduction to current debate makes it an essential accompaniment to broader histories of Early Islamic Syria. For this reviewer, it will be a constant source of reference.' Rosetta