"Portions of this volume have been published previously as Historical atlas of the Middle East, The new atlas of African history"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references
I. Introduction: Before the Hijra of the Prophet Muhammad -- II. From the Hijra (AD 622) until the End of the Umayyad Dynasty (750) -- III. From the Abbasid Dynasty until the Crusades (750-1087) -- IV. Latin Kingdom and Muslims -- V. The further spread of Islam (i) India, (ii) Central Asia and the Middle East, (iii) Eastern Africa, (iv) Western Africa, (v) South-East Asia -- VI. The Ottoman world and European imperialism -- VII. The Twentieth Century