Justin Marozzi

About The Author

Justin Marozzi is a former Financial Times and Economist foreign correspondent. He is the author of several books, including Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood won the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize, and Islamic Empires: The Cities that Shaped the Modern World, also available from Pegasus Books. 

Books by Justin Marozzi

Captives and Companions

A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World

By Justin Marozzi
*Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction*

The definitive history of the slave trade in the Islamic world—a story that has been overshadowed by its notorious, but shorter-lived, Atlantic counterpart.
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Islamic Empires

The Cities that Shaped Civilization: From Mecca to Dubai

By Justin Marozzi
A history of the rich and diverse civilizations over fifteen centuries of Islam seen through its greatest cities.
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