The great Arab conquests : how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in / Hugh Kennedy.
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TextPublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Da Capo, c2007Edition: 1st Da Capo Press edDescription: viii, 421 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780306815850; 0306815850Subject(s): Veroveringen | Islamisering | Arabieren | Islam -- History | Islamic Empire -- History | Islamic Empire -- Civilization | Islamic Empire -- Foreign relations | Arabische wereld | Islamic Empire -- HistoryDDC classification: 297.09 | 909.0976701 LOC classification: DS38.3 | .K45 2007Other classification: 15.59 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | NFIC | General Stacks | 297.09 KEN 2007 (Browse shelf) | Available | CIPS0002012 |
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.
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.
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