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100 1 _aKennedy, Hugh,
_q(Hugh Nigel),
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245 1 4 _aThe great Arab conquests :
_bhow the spread of Islam changed the world we live in /
_cHugh Kennedy.
260 _aLondon :
_bPhoenix,
_c2008.
300 _ax, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_bcolor illustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007 Maps on lining papers
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aRemembrance 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.
520 _aWhereas 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
650 0 _aIslamic civilization.
650 4 _aCivilización islámica
_99324
651 0 _aIslamic Empire
_xHistory.
651 4 _aImperio islámico
_xHistoria
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651 0 _aIslamic Empire
_xForeign relations.
651 4 _aImperio Islámico
_xRelaciones exteriores
_936706
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008297360-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008297360-d.html
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