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The great Arab conquests : how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in / Hugh Kennedy.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Phoenix, 2008.Description: x, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780753823897
  • 0753823896
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909.0976701
LOC classification:
  • 403 DS 38.3 K35g 2008
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 403 DS 38.3 K35g 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000070893

Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007
Maps on lining papers

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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

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