: How the spread of Islam changed the world we live in
First Statement of Responsibility
\ Hugh Kennedy.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st Da Capo Press ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 421 p., [16] p. of plates
Other Physical Details
:ill., maps
Dimensions
;24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Examines the history of the great Islamic expansion, reveals how the Arab armies were able to overcome almost everything in their path, and brings to light the unique characteristics of Islamic settlement in new lands and the conversion to Islam of vast populations.