Kennedy, Hugh,   1947- <br/><br/>
The great Arab conquests :   how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in / 
Hugh Kennedy. 
 - London :   Phoenix,   2008. 
 - x, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :   color illustrations, maps ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007<br/>Maps on lining papers 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Remembrance of things past -- The foundations of conquest -- The conquest of Syria and Palestine -- The conquest of Iraq -- The conquest of Egypt -- The conquest of Iran -- Into the Maghreb -- Crossing the Oxus -- The road to Samarqand -- Furthest east and furthest west -- The war at sea -- Voices of the conquered. 
<br/><br/> Whereas the Roman Empire took over 200 years to reach its fullest extent, the Arab armies overran the whole Middle East, North Africa and Spain within a generation. This text presents an account of the astonishing remaking of the political and religious map of the world 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780753823897 0753823896 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008297360 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic civilization.<br/>Civilización islámica 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Islamic Empire--History.<br/>Imperio islámico --Historia<br/>Islamic Empire--Foreign relations.<br/>Imperio Islámico --Relaciones exteriores 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>403 DS 38.3  / K35g 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909.0976701