The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live inExamines 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. Reprint. |
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Review: The Great Arab Conquests: How The Spread Of Islam Changed The World We Live In
User Review - GoodreadsThe book is a very good summary of how Arab armies and political maneuvering spread Islam across the map. It doesn't really live up to the "... Changed The World We Live In" part to any meaningful ... Read full review
Review: The Great Arab Conquests: How The Spread Of Islam Changed The World We Live In
User Review - Stephen Simpson - GoodreadsThe book is a very good summary of how Arab armies and political maneuvering spread Islam across the map. It doesn't really live up to the "... Changed The World We Live In" part to any meaningful ... Read full review
Contents
Remembrance of Things Past | 12 |
The Foundations of Conquest | 34 |
The Conquest of Syria and Palestine | 66 |
The Conquest of Iraq | 98 |
The Conquest of Egypt | 139 |
The Conquest of Iran | 169 |
Into the Maghreb | 200 |
Crossing the Oxus | 225 |
The Road to Samarqand | 255 |
Furthest East and Furthest West | 296 |
The War at Sea | 324 |
Voices of the Conquered | 344 |
Conclusion | 363 |
Notes | 377 |
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The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In Hugh Kennedy No preview available - 2007 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live in |
| Author | Hugh Kennedy |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Da Capo Press, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0306817403, 9780306817403 |
| Length | 421 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Medieval History / Middle East / General Religion / Islam / History |
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